FNUS75 KMSO 081536
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAME RANGE UNITS  11    14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
936 AM MDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0929 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT
THE DAY TODAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVES INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL
PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE WARMS AND DESTABILIZES.
ALTHOUGH THE BETTER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ARE SOUTH OF THE BURN...
ISOLATED STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE
BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE BURN AREA WILL BE LATE TODAY
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.GAMER.01/MSO