FNUS75 KMSO 151648
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEEP CORNER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1048 AM MDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0925 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY WITH MILDLY UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS. EAST WINDS WILL KEEP THE AREA COOL AND MOIST TODAY. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY CAUSING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND. EXPECT VALLEY
INVERSIONS AND THERMAL BELTS TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT INTO THIS WEEKEND. THE NEXT BIG
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER WILL COME LATE THIS WEEKEND WITH THE
POTENTIAL BREAKDOWN OF THE RIDGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.STEEP.01/MSO