FNUS75 KMSO 021740
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VISTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1140 AM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1014 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE IS MOISTURE ENOUGH FOR CLOUD DEVELOPMENT AHEAD
OF A WEATHER SYSTEM. WINDS ALOFT ARE GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST...BUT
MAY ONLY IMPACT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ON THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON.

A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE FIRE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
NO PRECIPTATION IS EXPECTED...BUT WINDS WILL BE SWINGING AROUND TO
THE NORTH USHERING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME PARTIAL CLEARING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH LATER
                    THIS AFTERNOON
  RIDGETOPS WINDS...WEST 7-12 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-8 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-8
                    MPH BY SUNRISE.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6-9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...MARGARERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121002.VISTA.01/MSO