FNUS75 KMSO 121544
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FITZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
944 AM MDT SUN AUG 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0931 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE FIRE. A BROAD SWATH OF SMOKE CAN BE SEEN
ON THE SATELLITE STREAMING NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE FIRE, BUT
WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON KEEPING TEMPERATURES FROM WARMING A FEW
MORE DEGREES. THERMAL BELTS WILL ONCE AGAIN REDEVELOP TONIGHT,
RESULTING IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.

FOR MONDAY: A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR
THE COMBINATION OF BREEZY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, HIGH HAINES, AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER
THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9-12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG GUSTS POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120812.FITZ_.01/MSO