FNUS75 KMSO 141909
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
109 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1142 PDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SOME
INCREASED WINDS THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE WEST. DUE TO THE
ORIENTATION OF YOUR FIRE, EXPECT THE TOP OF THE FIRE TO REALIZE
THE WIND GUSTS WHILE THE LOWER PORTION SHOULD BE MORE SHELTERED. A
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TOMORROW BRINGING SLIGHTLY
COOLER TEMPERATURES, HIGHER RHS, AND A WIND SHIFT TO A MORE
NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 91-96...TOP 82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR
                    THE RIDGETOP.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 49-54...52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 75-80 PERCENT...TOP 55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 86-91...TOP 77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.GOATA.01/MSO