FNUS75 KMSO 012138
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
338 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1350 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES CONTINUING TO DROP. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY
OVERNIGHT KEEPING RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES MODERATE.
WESTERLY FLOW WILL ALSO HELP KEEP THE VALLEY INVERSIONS AT BAY.  THE
WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW...WITH AFTERNOON WINDS
PICKING UP GUSTING TO ABOUT 15 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP:   75-80.
                    BOTTOM:80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP:   10-15 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM:15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SWITCHING TO THE WEST WINDS 6-9 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....TOP:   38-43.
                    BOTTOM:42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........TOP:   60-65 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM:82-87 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP:   72-77.
                    BOTTOM:82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP:   15-20 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM:20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE/ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120901.GOATA.01/MSO