FNUS75 KMSO 061608
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1008 AM MDT THU SEP 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0826 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT HAS PASSED OVER THE FIRE WITH SEEMINGLY
LITTLE IN THE WAY OF WIND TRANSLATING TO THE SURFACE. WE DO
ANTICIPATE BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AS THE DRY AIR MASS
MOVES OVER THE FIRE. CONDITIONS WILL TURN MORE CALM AND QUITE COLD
OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL REMAIN DOMINANT INTO EARLY SUNDAY, YIELDING STRONGER
INVERSIONS ALONG WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN, DIURNAL WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120906.VISTA.01/MSO