FNUS75 KMSO 171958
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHTRAP LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
158 PM MDT MON SEP 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1330 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE FIRE WHICH
IS RESULTING IN FURTHER STABILIZATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE. VALLEY
INVERSIONS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT WITH POORER RH RECOVERIES. WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND GENERALLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN WHILE DIRECTIONALLY
CONTROLLED BY THE TERRAIN. FISHTRAP LAKE MAY ALSO PLAY A SMALL FACTOR
IN ADDITIONAL WIND SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET FOR PERHAPS AND HOUR UNTIL
THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN STARTS TO COOL.

.REST OF TODAY...

HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120917.FISHT.01/MSO