FNUS75 KMSO 191605
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VANDERBURG FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1005 AM MDT SAT SEP 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0949 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT IS STILL APPROACHING FROM THE WEST...SO
CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN NEXT COUPLE HOURS. FRONT SHOULD
MOVE INTO AREA AROUND 1400 HRS...AND THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
INCREASING WEST WINDS. LIKELY WILL NOT GET SIGNIFICANT RAIN WITH
THIS FEATURE BUT IT WILL KEEP HUMIDITIES FROM DROPPING TOO LOW. IT
WILL BE COOLER SUNDAY BUT STILL BREEZY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER NOON. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE WINDS 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-14 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH DECREASING
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...BOB MCCREA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090919.VANDE.01/MSO