FNUS75 KMSO 260239
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
839 PM MDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2013 MDT 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. 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
         BOTTOM.....93-98.
         TOP........86-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........
      BOTTOM........7-12 PERCENT.
      TOP...........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
         BOTTOM.....92-97.
         TOP........86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........
      BOTTOM........8-13 PERCENT.
      TOP...........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...JESS FUQUA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.VISTA.01/MSO