FNUS75 KMSO 171603
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZING SADDLES 15B 115 EMB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1003 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL INCREASE HIGH
CLOUDS OVER THE FIRE BY NOON. THE CLOUDS WILL THICKEN AND LOWER
LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
BEFORE THE RIDGE REBOUNDS AND DRYING MOVES BACK INTO THE REGION.
SLIGHT COOLER WITH SIMILAR HUMIDITIES EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66 BOTTOM...55-60 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT BOTTOM...30-35 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TOP OF UNIT...WIND BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH AFTER 1400 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    2000 MDT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EARLY MORNING
                    SHOWERS THROUGH 0900 MDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61 BOTTOM...48-53 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT BOTTOM...30-35 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-6 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE AROUND 1200 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...BOBBIE BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.BLAZI.01/MSO