FNUS75 KMSO 041356
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKTAIL RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
756 AM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0741 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST YET AGAIN
TODAY AND FOR WEDNESDAY AS WELL. EXPECT THERMAL BELTS TO DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT AND KEEP HUMIDITY RECOVERIES POOR, BOTH TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WELL.

AS A HEADS UP: A SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE FIRE LATE WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE A WIND SHIFT TO EAST-
NORTHEASTERLY DURING THIS TIME WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO HUMIDITY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........LOWER ELEVATION...58-63 PERCENT.
                    UPPER ELEVATION...40-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    6-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...NED WINEBRENNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120904.BLACK.01/MSO