FNUS75 KMSO 192027
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
227 PM MDT WED SEP 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1311 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 IN VALLEY BOTTOMS. THE TOP OF
THE FIRE MAY SEE SOME LATE DAY NORTHWEST WINDS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY BUT EVEN LESS POTENTIAL OF ANY LATE DAY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........
    BOTTOM..........32-37 PERCENT.
    TOP.............12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
    BOTTOM..........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
    TOP.............NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......39-44.
       TOP..........43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......85-90 PERCENT.
       TOP..........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       BOTTOM.......VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
       TOP..........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......27-32 PERCENT.
       TOP..........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       BOTTOM.......VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
       TOP..........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120919.VISTA.01/MSO