FNUS75 KMSO 081619
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1019 AM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0901 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA TODAY CAUSING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH SOME
AFTERNOON/EVENING WINDS. THE RIDGE WILL LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT
ALLOWING INVERSIONS TO SET UP WITH THERMAL BELTS DEVELOPING ON
THE MID SLOPES.  A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION
ON SUNDAY ALLOWING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOME SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  ALSO THIS FEATURE WILL INCREASE
THE WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120908.VISTA.01/MSO