FNUS75 KMSO 271914
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MISSION PILE BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
114 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 MDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL JET ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING
PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE FIRE THE NEXT
24 HOURS. CLOUDS AND MOUNTAIN SHOWERS WILL BE THE RESULT...BUT
THERE COULD BE SOME INCREASED WINDS NEAR THE FIRE ASSOCIATED
WITH SURROUNDING SHOWERS. A WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE FIRE LATE TONIGHT INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR RAIN
OVER THE FIRE TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. SATURDAY WILL SEE A
RETURN TO WARM MILD CONDITIONS WITH INCREASED AFTERNOON
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND RAIN INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT..MAINLY
                    AFTER 0300 MDT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH...INCREASING TO 10-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. .
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090327.MISSI.01/MSO