FNUS75 KMSO 270323
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
923 PM MDT SUN AUG 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2051 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SMOKE AND CLOUD COVER PLAYED HAVOC ON TEMPERATURES
AND HUMIDITY YESTERDAY AND WILL AGAIN HAVE AFFECT ON TODAYS
FORECAST. CLOUD COVER WILL DECREASE FROM THE MORNING BUT SMOKE IS
EXPECTED TO KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM WARMING TO THEIR POTENTIAL,
THOUGH WARMER THEN YESTERDAY. THE AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO WARM
AGAIN ON TUESDAY BUT SMOKE COULD AGAIN KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM
RISING TO FULL POTENTIAL ESPECIALLY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
      BOTTOM........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH.
      TOP...........SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
         BOTTOM.....89-94.
         TOP........84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........
      BOTTOM........7-12 PERCENT.
      TOP...........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
      BOTTOM........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
      TOP...........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...JESS FUQUA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120826.VISTA.01/MSO