FNUS75 KMSO 240235
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
835 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1948 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COOLER TEMPERATURE WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT
PASSAGE TODAY AND THE AIRMASS WILL BE EVEN DRIER. MOST OF THE FIRE
WILL REMAIN FAIRLY SHELTERED BUT THE PEAK NORTHWEST OF MOOSE CREEK
WILL BE ABLE TO SEE GUSTS THROUGH THE DAY. SATURDAY MORNING WILL
BE COOLER THAN WE HAVE BEEN SEEING BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
REBOUND DURING THE DAY WITH LOWER HUMIDITY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
    BOTTOM..........77-82.
    TOP.............69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........
    BOTTOM..........12-17 PERCENT.
    TOP.............22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
     BOTTOM.........NORTH WIND 6-10 MPH.
     MOUNTAIN TOP...NORTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...JESS FUQUA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.VISTA.02/MSO