FNUS75 KMSO 111337
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VANDERBURG TRAIL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
737 AM MDT SAT AUG 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0725 MDT 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.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...JACK CURRIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120811.VANDE.01/MSO