FNUS75 KMSO 301713
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DART CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1113 AM MDT THU AUG 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1054 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AS THE
UPPER FLOW HAS BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST. LOCATION (EAST ASPECT) AND
SHELTERING (FULL) WILL HELP PROTECT FIRE FROM INCREASING SOUTHWEST
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN DOES NOT CHANGE
TONIGHT AND MUCH OF FRIDAY. EXPECT POOR TO MARGINAL HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WITH A THERMAL BELT DEVELOPING AT THAT
ELEVATION. SOME HIGHER CLOUDS WILL BE MOVING OVER THE FIRE SITE
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND MAYBE HAVE A CALMING EFFECT ON FIRE BEHAVIOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH LATER
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120830.DARTC.01/MSO