FNUS75 KMSO 252149 CCA
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWTOOTH...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
340 PM MDT TUE SEP 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1529 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT A FEW CUMULUS CLOUD DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING.
OTHERWISE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION
AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. INCREASING STABILITY AND INVERSIONS
WILL OCCUR UNDER THE HIGH. IN ADDITION EXPECT A GRADUAL DECREASE
IN MINIMUM RHS. SMOKEY CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL
NOT OCCUR THROUGH NEXT MONDAY.

A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE IS LIKELY TO OCCUR BY THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A TROF WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN U.S.
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. THE DETAILS OF
WHEN AND HOW MUCH ARE UNCERTAIN AT THE IS TIME, HOWEVER A PATTERN
CHANGE WILL OCCUR NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.




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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY SITES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120925.SAWTO.01/MSO