FNUS75 KMSO 231927
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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
127 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1210 PDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A
VERY DRY COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. EXPECT GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH PEAK HEATING. TOMORROW WILL BE MUCH COOLER AND
WINDIER WITH WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. DESPITE
THE COOLER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE VERY
DRY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
    BOTTOM..........88-93
    TOP.............82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........
    BOTTOM..........9-14 PERCENT
    TOP.............14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
     BOTTOM.........50-55.
     TOP............45-50
MAX HUMIDITY........
     BOTTOM.........67-72 PERCENT.
     TOP............52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
    BOTTOM..........78-83.
    TOP.............72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........
    BOTTOM..........14-19 PERCENT.
    TOP.............19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.GOATA.01/MSO