FNUS75 KMSO 291918
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER DOE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
118 PM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1143 PDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES SHOULD BE VERY GOOD WITH
WINDS BECOMING TERRAIN DRIVEN, DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND
TEMPERATURES TURNING QUITE COOL. DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF VALLEY
INVERSIONS TOMORROW MORNING, THERE APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY
TO PROMOTE GOOD WARMING AND DRYING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. HOWEVER WINDS
WILL REMAIN MUCH LIGHTER.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.UPPER.01/MSO