FNUS75 KMSO 191631
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1031 AM MDT SUN AUG 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0916 PDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE THICKER CLOUD DECK THAT WAS IN PLACE OVERNIGHT
AND EARLIER THIS MORNING IS STEADILY MOVING EAST, PROVIDING ENOUGH
CLEARING TO HELP INITIATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE
ATMOSPHERE BECOMES INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE, STORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR
AROUND OR AFTER 1500 PDT. DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF CLEARING AND
SUFFICIENT DAYTIME HEATING, ISOLATED STORMS MAY FIRE OFF A LITTLE
EARLIER. STORMS WILL BE MAINLY WIND-PRODUCERS, WITH ERRATIC GUSTS
OCCURRING DIRECTLY UNDER STORM CELLS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER ELEVATION...93-97.
                    UPPER ELEVATION...87-92
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER ELEVATION...11-16 PERCENT.
                    UPPER ELEVATION...16-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...58-64.
                    UPPER...51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........LOWER...75-82 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...79-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...94-100.
                    UPPER...89-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER...9-15 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120819.VISTA.01/MSO