FNUS75 KMSO 161850
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1250 PM MDT THU AUG 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1134 PDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CAUSE A WARMING AND DRYING TREND
OVER THE FIRE THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. AREAS OF SMOKE WILL SETTLE
INTO THE VALLEY EACH NIGHT BUT MIXING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EACH
DAY ALLOWING FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE AFTERNOONS. THERMAL BELTS WILL
STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS CAUSING RH RECOVERIES TO WORSEN
ON THE MID SLOPES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120816.CEDAR.01/MSO