FNUS75 KMSO 230220 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 820 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1955 MDT ON AUGUST 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE FIRE THURSDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT WINDS WILL BE INCREASING AFTER 2 PM MDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES...BUT NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...JESS FUQUA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120822.VISTA.01/MSO