FNUS75 KMSO 201606
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANT FLAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1006 AM MDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE
BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CAUSE A GRADUAL DECREASE IN
CLOUD COVER. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN ABOUT 5 DEGREES WARMER TODAY
THAN YESTERDAY...WITH A SIMILAR DROP IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY. EXPECT
THIS WARMING AND DRYING TREND TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY.

WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BUT
AS THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES EACH AFTERNOON GUSTY WESTERLY
WINDS WILL IMPACT THE BURN. STRONGEST GUSTS SHOULD ONLY LAST A FEW
HOURS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    EARLY EVENING BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH BY 2100.

.TUESDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 9-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...VIA
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BUROW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.ANTFL.01/MSO