FNUS75 KMSO 201213 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR LOLO CREEK COMPLEX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 613 AM MDT TUE AUG 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0446 PDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 1200 AND 1300 MDT AND SHOULD PEAK AROUND 1600 MDT. THOUGH THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG AS YESTERDAY, IT WILL STILL BE A GUSTY AFTERNOON. LOW HUMIDITY, SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY, IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. POOR RH RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ONCE AGAIN ON THE MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES. WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR WEDNESDAY ALTHOUGH WARM DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING, INCREASING TO WEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92. MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. $$ FORECASTER...JENNK REQUESTED BY...DURFEE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130820.LOLOC.01/MSO