FNUS75 KMSO 101539
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLEY CR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
939 AM MDT FRI APR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE BURN AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AS UPPER ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE
DAY. THE BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS WILL BE LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY
SATURDAY. BUT THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT. SOUTHERLY
WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST SATURDAY
AS A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHERLY 2-5 MPH INCREASING 4-9 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090410.VALLE.01/MSO