FNUS75 KMSO 191900
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH OPS OF GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
100 PM MDT WED SEP 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1132 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DESPITE A BUILDING RIDGE AND DRY CONDITIONS MOVING
OVER THE FIRE...STRONG INVERSIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PLAGUE THE FIRE
KEEPING HUMIDITIES ON THE HIGH SIDE. THE INVERSIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO STRENGTHEN AND WITH THE RIDGE MOVING OVERHEAD WILL CONTINUE TO
KEEP STABLE CONDITIONS ON THE FIRE. THE TOP OF THE FIRE MAY SEE
SOME LATE DAY NORTHWEST WINDS BUT THE RIDGE JUST UPSTREAM MAY
BLOCK THE WINDS FROM REACHING THE FIRE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED FRIDAY BUT EVEN LESS POTENTIAL OF ANY LATE DAY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT BOTTOM...13-18 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. TOP...UPSLOPE TO 5 MPH
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF BECOMING NORTHWEST 8-10 MPH
                    LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT BOTTOM...38-43 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT BOTTOM...12-17 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120919.SOUTH.01/MSO