FNUS75 KMSO 091549
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZING SADDLES 15S 215
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
949 AM MDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER YOUR FIRE EVEN
THOUGH A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. THIS
MOISTURE WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE CLOUD COVER. A DISTURBANCE IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT
AT THE MOMENT THIS FEATURE WILL CAUSE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS TO THE REGION. A STRONGER DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WHICH SHOULD BRING A BETTER CHANCE
FOR PRECIPITATION TO YOUR FIRE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY
COMPARED TO YESTERDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE DEW POINT SO
RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD BE AROUND 5 DEGREES HIGHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...LORIE COTTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.BLAZI.01/MSO