FNUS75 KMSO 280253 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 853 PM MDT MON AUG 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2025 MDT ON AUGUST 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE TODAY WITH EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY. WIND WILL INCREASE ALOFT TODAY AND A FEW MORE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE FIRE WEDNESDAY MORNING SO TEMPERATURE WILL BE COOLER WEDNESDAY WITH BETTER HUMIDITIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE..... BOTTOM.....94-99. TOP........89-94. MIN HUMIDITY........ BOTTOM.....7-13 PERCENT. TOP........13-18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS COULD REACH 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......11900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER REQUESTED BY...JESS FUQUA TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120827.VISTA.01/MSO