FNUS75 KMSO 271912
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER DOE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
112 PM MDT MON AUG 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1123 PDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A WEAK SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOP. LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS, LIGHTNING BUT LITTLE
RAIN COULD BE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS WHICH DEVELOP. RECOVERIES
TONIGHT WILL BE POORER THAN THAN THOSE LAST NIGHT, WITH A SMOKE
INDUCED VALLEY INVERSION LIKELY. THERMAL BELTS IN THE MID-SLOPE WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE AND COULD PERHAPS GET STRONGER. ON TUESDAY THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE WITH WINDS BECOMING VERY
GUSTY. HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RH'S CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
VERY POOR RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. A DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE IS
FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE FIRE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTY WINDS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12-15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...MELISSA OLIVE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120827.UPPER.01/MSO