FNUS75 KMSO 221540
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PERMA BRIDGE FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
940 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0923 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT WEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES AND A DRYING TREND. SOME STATIONS IN THE AREA RECEIVED A
WETTING RAIN LAST NIGHT AND THERE WAS FOG IN THE AREA THIS
MORNING...SO HUMIDITIES MAY REMAIN HIGHER THIS MORNING BEFORE
QUICKLY DROPPING THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 6-8 MPH GUSTING
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10-12
                    MPH GUSTING TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...JIM CLAIRMONT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120822.PERMA.01/MSO