FNUS75 KMSO 231755
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH OPS OF GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1155 AM MDT SUN SEP 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1039 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS
OREGON. THIS MORNING MOISTURE IS BEING PUMPED UP AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM...WHICH HAS PRODUCED SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THESE
SHOWERS ARE SLOWLY MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...IT APPEARS THE
STORMS WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE FIRE TODAY. AS THE LOW SLOWLY MOVES
EAST...THE SHOWERS WILL MORE OVER THE FIRE...ON MONDAY. I DO NOT
EXPECT THE INVERSIONS TO BREAK TODAY...ON MONDAY THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF THEM BREAKING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......25-30 PERCENT.
       TOP..........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       BOTTOM.......VARIABLE 1-4 MPH.
       TOP..........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......90-95 PERCENT.
       TOP..........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       BOTTOM.......VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
       TOP..........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......29-34 PERCENT.
       TOP..........
WIND (20 FT)........
       BOTTOM.......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
       TOP..........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 41-51. HIGHS 74-84. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 38-48. HIGHS 73-83. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 36-46. HIGHS 75-85. DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS
TO 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120923.SOUTH.01/MSO