FNUS75 KMSO 092250
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWELL SBW CPX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
450 PM MDT TUE OCT 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1518 PDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO WILL BE FALLING UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TODAY AND THURSDAY.
ANY WINDS FELT ON THE FIRE WILL BE AT RIDGETOP TODAY AND TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE...LIGHT SLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. INVERSIONS WILL BE LOCKED INTO THE VALLEYS WITH SMOKE
PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...59-64.
                    TOP......52-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...26-31 PERCENT.
                    TOP......33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP WINDS...NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10-15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...28-32.
                    TOP......34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...90-95 PERCENT.
                    TOP......52-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...58-62.
                    TOP......50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...25-30 PERCENT.
                    TOP......31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   RIDGETOP WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...STACY SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121009.POWEL.01/MSO