FNUS75 KMSO 281903
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER DOE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
103 PM MDT TUE AUG 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1125 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DRY AS THE ATMOSPHERE
BECOMES QUITE HOT THIS AFTERNOON. OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WINDS WILL
SHOW A NOTABLE INCREASE WITH GUSTS DRIVING UP INTO THE 20 MPH RANGE.
TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE WHICH SHOULD KEEP WINDS
GOING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT WITH A DIRECTIONAL CHANGE SHIFTING TO
WEST/NORTHWEST FOR ENHANCED DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY CONDITIONS ON THE
FIRE. WEDNESDAY WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY READINGS.
HOWEVER GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE PRESENT INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 4-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120828.UPPER.01/MSO