FNUS75 KMSO 251624
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIN CUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1024 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1005 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD
OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND.  GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS ARE
EXPECTED EACH DAY.  A PLUME OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL
BE MOVING INTO THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHICH COULD CAUSE
A FEW HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CAUSE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH LITTLE TO NO BENEFICIAL
RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.TINCU.01/MSO