FNUS75 KMSO 240051
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEEP CORNER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
651 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1830 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...
...CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE THE STORY FOR THE REST OF
TONIGHT, WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY
FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT AND A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS BEHIND WILL BEGIN
TO IMPACT THE FIRE BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE FIRE ROUGHLY BETWEEN 0500 AND 0800, CAUSING AN INITIAL
PUNCH OF WINDS OUT OF THE WEST. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES, WEST
WINDS WILL STAY ELEVATED FOR A SHORT TIME THROUGH THE MORNING, BUT
SHOULD DECREASE AS THE AFTERNOON WEARS ON, ALL THE WHILE SHIFTING
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY
CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7-11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........86-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.STEEP.01/MSO