FNUS75 KMSO 301706
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1106 AM MDT THU AUG 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1043 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS MAINLY FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AROUND THE FIRE. THE VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN
SMOKY...WHICH WILL MODERATE CONDITIONS AND KEEP THEM FROM REACHING
RED FLAG CRITERIA.

TODAY WILL BE SUNNY AND DRY WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND
LOWER HUMIDITIES AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE
FIRE. VALLEY WINDS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY TERRAIN DRIVEN TODAY...BUT PICK UP
IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL PICK UP DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND COULD BE GUSTING TO 25 MPH...THE WINDS WILL DECREASE
AFTER SUN DOWN. UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGE TOPS WILL BE EXPERIENCING THERMAL
BELT CONDITIONS AND LIKELY ACTIVE BURNING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.




.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   LOWER ELEVATIONS...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGE TOPS.......SOUTHWEST 10-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LOWER ELEVATIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
   RIDGE TOPS.......WEST 10-15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH
                         AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LOWER ELEVATIONS...VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGE TOPS.......SOUTH UP TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    10-20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...RACHELE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120830.GOATA.01/MSO