FNUS75 KMSO 230150
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEEP CORNER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
750 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1826 PDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY HOWEVER HUMIDITIES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY DRIER.
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE THURSDAY NIGHT
KEEPING WEST WINDS UP ALL NIGHT LONG. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
HIGHER HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 79-84...TOP 74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 18-23 PERCENT...TOP 24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WINDS SOUTHWEST
                    12-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 71-76...TOP 66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 21-26...TOP 27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS WEST 15-20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...JOE HEISEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120822.STEEP.02/MSO