FNUS75 KMSO 090155
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWELL SBW CPX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
755 PM MDT MON OCT 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1834 PDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST FOR
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  THE SMOKE TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS
SHOULD REMAIN WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY COOLER.
THE WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE EXCEPT DURING
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN THE WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY.
THIS WEEKEND APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE
WHICH COULD BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......59-64.
       TOP..........52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......21-26 PERCENT.
       TOP..........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......25-30.
       TOP..........33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......85-90 PERCENT.
       TOP..........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......61-66.
       TOP..........55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......23-28 PERCENT.
       TOP..........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...STACY SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121008.POWEL.01/MSO