FNUS75 KMSO 181737
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1137 AM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1020 PDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE HOT, DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER
NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO THROUGH SUNDAY. LIGHT SLOPE WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED, AS WELL AS THERMAL BELTS EXISTING ON THE MID TO UPPER
SLOPES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR LATE-DAY, HIGH BASED
THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS IN THE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY, AS SOME
MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL BE DRAWN UP INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE MAINLY DRY, AND PRODUCE ERRATIC AND
GUSTY WINDS. COVERAGE MAY NOT BE TOO WIDESPREAD, BUT A CELL OR TWO
COULD IMPACT THE FIRE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER ELEVATION...96-100.
                    UPPER ELEVATION...87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER ELEVATION...7-13 PERCENT.
                    UPPER ELEVATION...12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY TOWARDS MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...50-55.
                    UPPER...37-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........LOWER...68-75 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...80-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...89-95.
                    UPPER...82-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER...8-15 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...14-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. UPPER ELEVATIONS WELL SEE A SOUTHWEST
                    WIND DIRECTION. ERRATIC GUSTS DIRECTLY BENEATH STORM
                    CELLS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120818.GOATA.01/MSO