FNUS75 KMSO 131851
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1251 PM MDT MON AUG 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1131 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DESPITE THE UPPER RIDGE FLATTENING OVERNIGHT...HOT A
DRY CONDITIONS REMAIN OVER THE FIRE. STRONG INVERSIONS/THERMAL
BELTS DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT BUT WILL GRADUALLY LIFT WITH AMPLE
HEATING TODAY. HAINES WILL REMAIN MODERATE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WITH THERMAL BELTS ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT FOR ACTIVE FIRE
BEHAVIOR. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS TO 18 MPH EXPECTED MAINLY OVER THE TOP ELEVATIONS OF THE
FIRE LASTING INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME
DOWNSLOPE RIGHT AFTER SUNSET. TUESDAY WILL SEE SIMILAR CONDITIONS
BUT WINDS WILL BE STRONGER IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98-103 BOTTOM...85-90 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT BOTTOM...15-20 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH  WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51 BOTTOM...52-57 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT BOTTOM...45-55 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-100 BOTTOM...82-87 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT BOTTOM...17-22 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH  WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120813.GOATA.01/MSO