FNUS75 KMSO 261939
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MICA SLASH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
139 PM MDT SUN AUG 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1219 PDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN ITSELF OVER THE REGION
TODAY PRODUCING WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GENERALLY LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. TOMORROW SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL SHIFT
THE RIDGE TO THE EAST PRODUCING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS WITH SLIGHTLY
HIGHER RHS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...CORY FLESHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120826.MICAS.01/MSO