FNUS75 KMSO 041659
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DART CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1059 AM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1045 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. INVERSIONS WILL LIKELY BE QUITE STRONG
TOMORROW AND MAY NOT BREAK UNTIL MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. EXPECT
SMOKE TO HANG WITH LITTLE MIXING AS A RESULT.

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. GIVEN THE ASPECT OF THE FIRE SITE, EAST
AND NORTH WINDS WILL CERTAINLY IMPACT THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CLOUDS SHOULD DECREASE
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120904.DARTC.01/MSO