FNUS75 KMSO 102146
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST HARRIS SALVAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
346 PM MDT WED OCT 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE BURN AREA WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH FRIDAY. LIGHT SLOPE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY (THURSDAY) THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. INVERSIONS WILL
REMAIN MOSTLY INTACT WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF MIXING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

THE BREAKDOWN OF THIS RIDGE PATTERN WILL COMMENCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WITH THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC DISTURBANCES PASSING THROUGH
THE REGION...WHICH WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY MOISTURE. SUBSEQUENT
DISTURBANCES WILL OFFER BETTER CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION THIS
WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO PICK UP FRIDAY AFTERNOON HOWEVER.

.TODAY (THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT (THURSDAY NIGHT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121012.EASTH.01/MSO