FNUS75 KMSO 071834
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1234 PM MDT TUE AUG 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1115 PDT ON AUGUST 07. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINATE
FEATURE TODAY. LIMITED MOISTURE WILL BE OVER YOUR FIRE THIS
AFTERNOON CAUSING PRIMARILY CUMULUS CLOUDS...BUT CAN NOT RULE OUT
A WEAK SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE UPPER
LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING MORE
MOISTURE TO MAKE ITS WAY OVER THE REGION ALLOWING FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND 
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
CWR.................10 PERCENT. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......95-100.
       TOP..........83-88. 
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......13-18 PERCENT.
       TOP..........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. 
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. 

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND 
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. 
CWR.................10 PERCENT. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......45-50.
       TOP..........60-65. 
MAX HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......80-85 PERCENT.
       TOP..........40-45 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
                    1-3 MPH. 
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. 

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND 
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
CWR.................20 PERCENT. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......97-102.
       TOP..........85-90. 
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......10-15 PERCENT.
       TOP..........14-19 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN 
                    THE AFTERNOON. 
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. 

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120807.GOATA.01/MSO