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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
107 PM MDT WED AUG 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1127 PDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON, MAINLY AFTER 13OO PDT. THUNDERSTORMS COULD REDEVELOP
AND LAST TILL AROUND SUNSET.  THERE IS CURRENTLY A LOT OF CUMULUS
DEVELOPMENT JUST TO YOUR SOUTH AND HEADING YOUR DIRECTION. THE
MAIN CONCERN TODAY WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY LITTLE RAIN
WITH THESE STORMS. SLIGHTLY COOLER TOMORROW, BUT STILL FAIRLY WARM
FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 1300 PDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-10
                    MPH THIS EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER/ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120808.GOATA.01/MSO