FNUS75 KMSO 222343
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER GARDEN CK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
543 PM MDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. PRECIPITATION WILL BE SLOW TO
SPREAD OVER THE BURN SITE UNTIL ALONG THE FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED
AFTER 10 PM MDT. WINDS MAY GUST UP A BIT (GUSTS TO 12 MPH) AS THE
FRONT PASSES...BUT GENERALLY STAY WITHIN THE FORECAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ALTHOUGH MUCH COOLER THURSDAY THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE QUITE CONVECTIVE
LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL RAIN SHOWERS DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. BUT THESE SHOWERS WILL BE SCATTERED AT BEST
PROVIDING HIT OR MISS PRECIPITATION AND GENERALLY LESS THAN A WETTING
RAIN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    DEVELOPING AFTER 10 PM MDT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTH 4-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.LOWER.01/MSO