FNUS75 KMSO 181742
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH OPS OF GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1142 AM MDT TUE SEP 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1019 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO REMAIN THE DOMINANT FACTOR
OVER THE FIRE THROUGH THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS MEANS
CONTINUED DRY, STABLE CONDITIONS PRESENT OVER THE FIRE ALONG
WITH VERY LIGHT, TERRAIN DRIVEN, DIURNALLY INFLUENCED WINDS.
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE CONTINUE TO BE POOR, ESPECIALLY OVER THE
HIGHER ASPECTS OF THE FIRE. EXPECT EACH NIGHT TO BRING POORER
RECOVERIES AND THE FURTHER STRENGTHENING OF THERMAL BELTS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120918.SOUTH.01/MSO