FNUS75 KMSO 021706
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DART CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1106 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLIGHTLY COOLER BUT CONTINUED UNSETTLED AIRMASS
REMAINS OVER THE FIRE BEHIND SATURDAYS COLD FRONT. THE RIDGE JUST
UPSTREAM OF THE FIRE SHOULD LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF WEST WINDS REALIZED
ON SITE. HOWEVER THERE ARE EAST/WEST ORIENTED DRAINAGES JUST NORTH
AND SOUTH OF THE FIRE THAT COULD RESULT IN SOME CHANNELING AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS. TONIGHT INVERSIONS WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME ESTABLISHED
AND RESULT IN SOME MODERATE RECOVERIES. MONDAY WILL SEE VERY
SIMILAR CONDITIONS WITH EVEN LESS WINDS. EXPECT DIURNAL/TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS FOR MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH. POTENTIAL
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH AT THE TOP IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    AT THE TOP THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 6-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120902.DARTC.01/MSO