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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1246 PM MDT SUN AUG 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1125 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE FIRE. LIGHT, TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE DAY AS WELL. THERMAL BELTS WILL ONCE
AGAIN REDEVELOP TONIGHT, RESULTING IN POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.
MONDAY WILL BE BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH HUMIDITY LOWERING
SLIGHTLY FROM VALUES EXPECTED TODAY. A SWATH OF SMOKE LOCATED
SOUTH OF YOUR FIRE IS VISIBLE ON SATELLITE, AND LOOKS TO CONTINUE
MOVING SLOWLY NORTH. ANY SMOKE THAT HOVERS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ABOVE
YOUR FIRE IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON LIMITING TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT OR MONDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...90-95.
                    UPPER...87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER...11-16 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...13-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...53-58.
                    UPPER...45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........LOWER...69-76 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...48-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...91-97.
                    UPPER...89-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER...9-16 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...11-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 9-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME STRONG GUSTS POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120812.GOATA.01/MSO