FNUS75 KMSO 112039
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
239 PM MDT TUE SEP 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1306 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW WITH WELL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE FIRE TONIGHT. INVERSIONS WILL DEVELOP WITH VERY LITTLE MIXING
ON WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH SMOKE. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER TOMORROW THAN TODAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
FIRE WITH EVEN LESS WIND. WIND WILL MOSTLY BE TERRAIN AND
DIURNALLY DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-8 MPH AND NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 8-12 MPH AT THE TOP.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
         BOTTOM.....27-32.
            TOP.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........
         BOTTOM.....85-90 PERCENT.
            TOP.....70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.GOATA.01/MSO