FNUS75 KMSO 141450
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST GARCEAU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
850 AM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE AN ACTIVE FIRE WEATHER DAY WITH WARM
AND DRY CONDITIONS AND INCREASING AND GUSTY WEST WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN THE WIND DIRECTION IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT TO A NORTHEAST DIRECTION. GUSTY
WINDS WITH THIS SHIFT ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO
TOMORROW MORNING. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AND RHS IMPROVE
DURING THIS WINDY PERIOD TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF SMOKE. MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 9-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-15 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 8-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 11-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...JACK CURRIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120814.WESTG.01/MSO