FNUS75 KMSO 242132
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWTOOTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
332 PM MDT MON SEP 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1521 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STILL CONTINUING TO CIRCULATE
ACROSS SOUTHERN IDAHO WILL SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY EAST. CHANCES OF
SEEING A RAIN SHOWER OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE, BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN
THE FIRE RECEIVING ANY MEASURABLE PRECIP. THE ONE CONSTANT WILL BE
THE INCREASING RH VALUES WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. INVERSIONS MAY
STILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT, BUT SHOULD BE WEAKER EACH MORNING. CLOUDS
WILL ALSO BE A PERSISTENT FEATURE FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...67-72.
                    UPPER...54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER...35-41 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...42-48.
                    UPPER...45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........LOWER...76-82 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...62-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...64-69.
                    UPPER...53-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER...30-37 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...43-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY SITES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120924.SAWTO.01/MSO