FNUS75 KMSO 012205
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWTOOTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
405 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1530 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE EVENING HOURS. THE WEST WINDS OF AROUND 10 MPH WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT MINUS THE GUSTS IN THE MID 20 MPH RANGE. THE CONTINUED
WEST WINDS WILL KEEP VALLEY INVERSIONS AT BAY AND ALSO KEEP THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES MODERATE. DRY SOUTH WESTERLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE FOR TOMORROW ALLOWING FOR THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO
DROP A LITTLE LOWER THAN WHAT YOU WILL SEE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST NORTH WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE/ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...BITTERROOT DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120901.SAWTO.01/MSO