FNUS75 KMSO 041710
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1110 AM MDT TUE SEP 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0956 PDT 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. 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
NORTHERLY DURING THIS TIME, WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND A
CHANCE AT IMPROVING HUMIDITY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER ELEVATION...87-92.
                    UPPER ELEVATION...80-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER ELEVATION...7-13 PERCENT.
                    UPPER ELEVATION...9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH AT HIGHER
                    ELEVATIONS.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER ELEVATION...41-46.
                    UPPER ELEVATION...38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........LOWER ELEVATION...81-86 PERCENT.
                    UPPER ELEVATION...55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER ELEVATION...86-92.
                    UPPER ELEVATION...79-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER ELEVATION...9-15 PERCENT.
                    UPPER ELEVATION...10-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. AFTER SUNSET, NORTH WINDS WILL
                    BEGIN TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120904.VISTA.01/MSO