FNUS75 KMSO 102007
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEEP FIRE TOP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
207 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1348 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOP
ELEVATION WINDS FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST DIRECTION SLOWING BECOMING
MORE WEST TO NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. MOUNTAIN-LOCKED CUMULUS CLOUDS
WITH FRONT THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD THIN OUT THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH GUSTS 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SIGLER
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE GIERSDORF
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120910.SHEEP.02/MSO