FNUS75 KMSO 211624 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1024 AM MDT WED AUG 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0915 PDT ON AUGUST 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE OVER YOUR FIRE TODAY. WINDS SHOULD BECOME NORTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. ON THURSDAY A PLUME OF MOISTURE WILL MAKE ITS WAY UP INTO YOUR FIRE, CAUSING INCREASE CLOUDS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ISOLATED SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STORMS SHOULD BE FAIRLY DRY WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...DAVID WALKS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130821.WINDY.01/MSO