FNUS75 KMSO 012334
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWTOOTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
534 PM MDT MON OCT 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1650 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM DRY AND WARM TO COOL AND MOIST WILL TAKE
PLACE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT
TUESDAY...PARTICULARLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE. DAYTIME
HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH ON TUESDAY AS WELL. WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS A LITTLE LATER THAN
HIGH ELEVATIONS. GUSTS TO 30 MPH FROM THE NORTH AT THE TOP OF THE
FIRE ARE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS
WILL EXIST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE THAN THE BOTTOM.
WINDS DIMINISH SOMEWHAT TUESDAY NIGHT...AS HUMIDITY AND CHANCES OF
WETTING RAIN INCREASE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....TOP......42-47.
                    BOTTOM...37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........TOP......50-55 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM...70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP......SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
                    BOTTOM...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING
                      VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......TOP......1500 FT AGL.
                    BOTTOM...200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING AFTER 2000
                    LOCAL.
CWR.................0 PERCENT...BECOMING 10 PERCENT BY MID
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP......56-61.
                    BOTTOM...63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP......33-38 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM...28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP......WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                      15-20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH BY 2000 LOCAL.
                    BOTTOM...SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                      10-15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BY 2200 LOCAL.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP......NORTH WINDS 7-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                      IN THE EVENING.
                    BOTTOM...NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                      IN THE EVENING
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...BITTERROOT DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121001.SAWTO.01/MSO