FNUS75 KMSO 232026
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST GARCEAU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
226 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1418 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRY AND SUNNY, WITH HIGH
TEMPS STILL COOLER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS. AFTERNOON WINDS WILL
INCREASE, BUT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS WINDS EXPECTED TOMORROW
WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE BIGGEST IMPACT TO THE FIRE WILL OCCUR
TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY DUE TO THE COLD
FRONT AND THE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 9-13 MPH WITH HIGHER
                    GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH, ESPECIALLY THE
                    UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...DAVE LATTIMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.WESTG.01/MSO