FNUS75 KMSO 250258
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
858 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2018 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD THROUGH TODAY AND SUNDAY WITH
WARMER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND EVEN LOWER HUMIDITIES. THERE WILL BE
MORE OF A PRESSURE GRADIENT ON SUNDAY CREATING A LITTLE MORE WIND
ESPECIALLY AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
    BOTTOM..........88-93.
    TOP.............77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........
    BOTTOM..........10-15 PERCENT.
    TOP.............15-20 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
     BOTTOM.........94-99.
     TOP............84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........
    BOTTOM..........7-12 PERCENT.
    TOP.............12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
    BOTTOM..........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
    TOP.............SOUTHWEST 12-16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...JESS FUQUA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.VISTA.01/MSO