FNUS75 KMSO 291841
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH OPS OF GOAT AND DITCH FIRES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1241 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1118 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR SOME INCREASED
RIDGE TOP WESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SHOULD ALLOW INVERSIONS
TO MIX OUT A LITTLE EARLIER THAN YESTERDAY. TOMORROW HIGH PRESSURE
STRENGTHENS WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN INVERSIONS. VALLEYS MAY NEVER
COMPLETELY MIX OUT TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN TOMORROW.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ON
                    THE RIDGE TOPS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 77-82 PERCENT...TOP 50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 25-30 PERCENT...TOP 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120929.SOUTH.01/MSO