FNUS75 KMSO 171655
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VALLEY CR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1055 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...MAINLY
                    AFTER 2300 MDT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 2000 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF MORNING SHOWERS THROUGH
                    1100 MDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WIND 4-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.VALLE.01/MSO