FNUS75 KMSO 302043
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MISSION PILE BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
243 PM MDT MON MAR 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 MDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST AND UNSTABLE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO
IMPACT THE BURN AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW MORNING...WITH A FAIRLY HIGH
CHANCE OF WETTING PRECIPITATION BY TOMORROW NIGHT. PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW...ALTHOUGH
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT (AROUND AN INCH).
WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE RIDGE TOPS AS A STRONG
JET STREAM MOVES INLAND. BURN LOCATION WILL BE FAIRLY SHELTERED FROM
THESE WINDS...BUT AN INCREASE FROM THE WEST CAN BE EXPECTED BY MID
AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-3 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4-6 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST AROUND 8-12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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