FNUS75 KMSO 230031
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MICA SLASH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
631 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1709 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON
THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM. THIS WILL ALLOW
FOR SOME INCREASING WEST WINDS WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE IN
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY ALTHOUGH
HUMIDITIES SHOULD TREND SLIGHTLY DRIER. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS
THROUGH THE FIRE THURSDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL ALLOW WINDS TO STAY UP
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS
                    5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...JASON SVANCARA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120822.MICAS.01/MSO