FNUS75 KMSO 021914
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
114 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1124 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FIRE WILL CONTINUE TO BE PLAGUED BY STRONG
INVERSIONS TODAY AND AGAIN MONDAY. THERE IS ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND
WINDS AVAILABLE THAT INVERSIONS ARE EXPECTED BREAK, BUT IT WILL BE MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON, BETWEEN 1500-1630 MDT. ONCE THE INVERSIONS BREAK,
BREEZY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL MIX TO THE FIRE AND LAST INTO
THE EARLY EVENING. VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY
WITH THE INVERSIONS POTENTIALLY LASTING A BIT LONGER MONDAY WITH
SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 BOTTOM...74-79 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT BOTTOM...23-28 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-82 PERCENT BOTTOM...60-65 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87 BOTTOM...74-79 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT BOTTOM...23-28 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120902.GOATA.01/MSO