FNUS75 KMSO 091702
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1102 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0940 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS THE FIRE AREA TODAY WITH A
DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS MOVING OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS ON THE RIDGES WILL SHIFT TO WEST THIS AFTERNOON.
A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY WITH CONTINUED BREEZY
WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE RIDGES.  MUCH COOLER AIR WILL MOVE IN FOR THE
EARLY PART OF THE WEEK BUT NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEARING. BREEZY...ESPECIALLY ON THE UPPER
                    SLOPES AND RIDGES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 90 ALONG THE SALMON RIVER.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........CANYON BOTTOM...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    TO NORTH AT 3-8 MPH DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
                    UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO WEST AT 12-20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25-30 MPH BY 1500 HOURS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 60 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND NEAR 30
                    PERCENT UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........CANYON BOTTOM...NORTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
                    UPPER SLOPES AND RIDGES...WEST 10-20 MPH AND GUSTY
                    ...SLOWLY DECREASING TO 10-15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOWER ELEVATIONS...VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHHWEST
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO
                    15-25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...GIBSON
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE GIERSDORF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120909.SHEEP.01/MSO