FNUS75 KMSO 250047
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEEP CORNER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
647 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1735 PDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE FIRE THROUGH
THE DAY, PROVIDING DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS. THERE WILL ALSO
BE A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES FROM THE COOLER VALUES
EXPERIENCED ON FRIDAY. EXPECT STABLE CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY
AS WELL, WITH VERY LITTLE AFTERNOON MIXING. THE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BE BRIEF, SHIFTING TO THE EAST SUNDAY WITH CENTRAL IDAHO
RETURNING TO SOUTHWEST FLOW. THIS FLOW PATTERN WILL LINGER INTO
MONDAY AS WELL, CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE THEIR WARMING
TREND, AND HUMIDITY LOWERING WITH EACH DAY.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...JOE HEISEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.STEEP.01/MSO