FNUS75 KMSO 211703
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1103 AM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0932 PDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOME SHOWERS RECENTLY PASSED THROUGH THE AREA...BUT
EXPECT A BREAK UNTIL AROUND 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...WHEN MORE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE
MAIN COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM PDT. EXPECT A WIND SHIFT TO WESTERLY WINDS
AND GUSTS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98 BOTTOM TO 82-87 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 16-21 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-8
                    MPH GUSTING TO 10 MPH AROUND 5 PM PDT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56 BOTTOM TO 44-49 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94 BOTTOM TO 80-85 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 15-20 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120821.VISTA.01/MSO