FNUS75 KMSO 171836
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH OPS OF GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1236 PM MDT MON SEP 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1104 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE FIRE RESULTING
IN FURTHER STABILIZATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND STRENGTHENING OF VALLEY
INVERSIONS. WINDS WILL REMAIN DIURNALLY DRIVEN, LIGHT IN SPEED AND
PRIMARILY TERRAIN DRIVEN DIRECTIONALLY. THE LACK OF WIND AND CONTINUED
STRENGTHENING OF THE INVERSIONS WILL MAKE THEM HARDER TO BREAK WITH
MIXING OCCURRING LATER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY AND PERHAPS EVEN MORE SO
TOMORROW, IF THEY BREAK AT ALL.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120917.SOUTH.01/MSO