FNUS75 KMSO 260100
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR STEEP CORNER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
700 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1749 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THE
DAY, WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING A FEW ADDITIONAL DEGREES COMPARED
TO SATURDAY. EXPECT LIGHT, TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS TO OCCUR. WHILE
THE DAY WILL START SUNNY, CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AS
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL AID IN THE POTENTIAL FOR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAJORITY OF
ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE, SO WHILE
CHANCES ARE LOW, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ANY STORMS THAT OCCUR
WILL CREATE ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS. BY NIGHTFALL, CONDITIONS WILL
BECOME MUCH MORE STABLE, WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. EXPECT
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ON MONDAY.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 4-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY, THEN CLEARING OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BEGINNING SUNNY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...JOE HEISEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.STEEP.01/MSO