FNUS75 KMSO 091924
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
124 PM MDT THU AUG 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1139 PDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONTINUED SOMEWHAT HOT AND DRY TODAY. SLIGHTLY POOR
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE TOP OF THE FIRE, WITH GOOD
RECOVERIES AT THE BASE. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. YOUR FIRE IS EXPECTED
TO BE ON THE FRINGE OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TOMORROW
AFTERNOON, SO IF ANY STORMS DO DEVELOP EXPECT TO SEE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP:  83-88.
                    BOTTOM:  89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....TOP:  58-63.
                    BOTTOM:  50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........TOP:  52-57 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM:  75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER/ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120809.GOATA.01/MSO