FNUS75 KMSO 111834
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1234 PM MDT SAT AUG 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1119 PDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WITH A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REBUILDING OVER THE FIRE
TODAY AND TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB A FEW DEGREES WITH
HUMIDITIES LOWERING. OVERNIGHT WILL BE THE REAL ISSUE, AS
THERMAL BELTS WILL STRENGTHEN ON MID SLOPES WITH POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND PREDOMINANTLY
DIURNALLY DRIVEN. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SOME FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS COULD
                    BUILD OVER RIDGE TOPS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...89-94.
                    UPPER...85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER...17-22 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...18-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...59-64.
                    UPPER...51-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........LOWER...66-71 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...54-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...92-98.
                    UPPER...87-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER...15-20 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...12-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120811.GOATA.01/MSO