FNUS75 KMSO 080306
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
906 PM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1809 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
DOMINANT FEATURE OF YOUR FIRE ON SATURDAY WITH WARM CONDITIONS
AND AFTERNOON/EVENING WINDS.  A WEAK DISTURBANCE WITH MONSOONAL
MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO YOUR AREA ON SUNDAY CAUSING AN INCREASE
IN CLOUDS, POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY
RIDGE TOP WINDS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......93-98.
       TOP..........83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......50-55.
       TOP..........55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......60-65 PERCENT.
       TOP..........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       VALLEY.......WEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
       RIDGE........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......84-89.
       TOP..........75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......13-18 PERCENT.
       TOP..........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       VALLEY.......VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
       RIDGE........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120907.SHEEP.02/MSO