FNUS75 KMSO 181606
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZING SADDLES 15B 115 EMB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1006 AM MDT SAT APR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE TODAY.
HOWEVER...HIGH THIS CIRRUS CLOUDS WILL STREAM OVER THE FIRE THIS
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES AND MIN HUMIDITIES WILL BE SIMILAR TO
FRIDAYS READINGS. THE FIRE WILL START TO SHADOW AFTER 5 PM MDT
WHICH WILL QUICKLY TURN THE WINDS DOWNSLOPE. CLOUDS WILL THICKEN
AND LOWER OVERNIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY WARMER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 BOTTOM...53-58 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT BOTTOM...32-37 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH...EXCEPT NORTHWEST TO WEST
                    WINDS 6-10 MPH AT THE TOP IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 BOTTOM...59-64 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT BOTTOM...28-33 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4-6 MPH...EXCEPT BECOMING WEST AROUND
                    11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AT THE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...BOBBIE BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.BLAZI.01/MSO