FNUS75 KMSO 231341
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLEY CREEK 1 FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
741 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0724 MDT 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 30 MPH. DESPITE
THE COOLER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE VERY
DRY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...JIM CLAIRMONT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.VALLE.01/MSO