FNUS75 KMSO 232210
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWTOOTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
410 PM MDT SUN SEP 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1542 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CIRCULATING SOUTH OF THE FIRE
WILL STREAM BANDS OF WEAK PRECIPITATION NORTHWARD. VERY LITTLE
RAINFALL IS ACTUALLY EXPECTED TO FALL, SO LITTLE HELP FROM
PRECIPITATION CAN BE COUNTED ON. CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN
PERSISTANT, AS WELL AS SMOKE COVERAGE: WHICH HAS BEEN LIMITING
LIGHTNING STRIKES FROM OCCURRING OVER AND NEAR THE FIRE. THIS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY AS WELL. FLOW WILL
GENERALLY BE WEAK, BUT COOLER TEMPS AND LOWER RH'S WILL PERSIST.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...79-82.
                    UPPER...74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER...25-29 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...24-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH. UPPER ELEVATIONS COULD
                    SEE NORTH-NORTHEAST GUSTS UP TO 12-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...42-47.
                    UPPER...52-56
MAX HUMIDITY........LOWER...61-66 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...34-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 6-9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH AT THE
                    UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY SITES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120923.SAWTO.01/MSO