FNUS75 KMSO 251736
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER DOE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1136 AM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1019 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THIS WEEKEND. CONDITIONS FOR TODAY WILL BE
DRY WITH SOME WESTERLY AFTERNOON WINDS. MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL
MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE REGION BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE BULK OF
THE MOISTURE WILL BE EAST OF YOUR FIRE. AT THIS TIME...YOUR FIRE
WILL SEE AFTERNOON CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT WITH THE CONVECTION STAYING
EAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.UPPER.01/MSO