FNUS75 KMSO 201526
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLEY CREEK 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
926 AM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0853 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LINGERING CLOUDS THIS MORNING SHOULD GIVE WAY TO
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY
COOLER AND RHS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN SUNDAY. UPSLOPE FLOW WILL
DEVELOP IN THE COMPLEX TERRAIN WHICH WILL BE STRONGEST LATER THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE CANYONS AS UPCANYON FLOW DEVELOPS. THERMAL BELT
DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY TONIGHT HOWEVER INCREASING CLOUDS LATE WILL
KEEP THEIR STRENGTH LOWER THAN SUNDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING AND AGAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
    IN THE MORNING AND AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...JACK CURRIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120820.VALLE.01/MSO