FNUS75 KMSO 291354
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
754 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0726 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PROVIDE DRY BUT COOLER
AIR INTO NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO TODAY. VALLEY BOTTOMS WILL NOT SEE
MUCH WINDS...JUST GENERAL UPCANYON/UPSLOPE WINDS...BUT RIDGETOP
WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY AND GUSTY AS THEY ARE MORE EXPOSED TO FREE
AIR WINDS. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL REFLECT IN HIGHER HUMIDITIES
TODAY...BUT NO PRECIPITATION IN SIGHT.

THURSDAY...UPPER FLOW WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY WHICH WILL
DRAW UP DRIER WARMER INTO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THIS
                    AFTERNOON. SMOKY IN THE VALLEY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 4-8 MPH.
     RIDGETOP WINDS...WEST 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BY NIGHTFALL.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
     RIDGETOP WINDS...WEST 8-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...JESS FUQUA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120829.VISTA.01/MSO