FNUS75 KMSO 231508
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASHLEY DIVIDE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
908 AM MDT WED SEP 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0848 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER
PATTERN TODAY AND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AS A
RESULT...TERRAIN WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE FIRE WITH PLENTY
OF DAYTIME HEATING AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING INVERSIONS. POOR
DISPERSION CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL WINDS OUT OF
THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BRING SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS WHICH WILL HELP TO
CONDITIONS TO MIX OUT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AT 5-9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090923.ASHLE.01/MSO