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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1228 PM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1110 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS ARE MOVING EAST OF THE FIRES. CURRENTLY
NO ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE BUILDING UP TO THE WEST OF THE FIRES.
CLOUDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
INCREASING ON THE RIDGES. ON MONDAY A STRONGER DRY COLD FRONT
WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA...WITH STRONG WEST WINDS DEVELOPING FOR
THE HIGHER SLOPES AND RIDGES. VALLEYS WILL HAVE POOR MIXING TODAY
BUT SHOULD MIX WELL ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3-7 MPH EXCEPT 12-18 MPH ON THE
                    UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEARING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. RIDGES WEST 10-16 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. INCREASING WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES WEST 10-16 MPH INCREASING TO
                    15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...GIBSON
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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