FNUS75 KMSO 221221
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY DOUGLAS RX BURN UNIT F5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
621 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT AN INCREASE IN WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS TIGHTEN DUE TO AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE ON THE RIDGETOPS AND POSSIBLY SOME ENHANCED CHANNELING OF WINDS ALONG
MCEBVAIN CREEK AFTER 1200. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER
FROM TUESDAY BUT STILL MUCH ABOVE NORMAL WITH DRY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO 14-18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1900
                    THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9-12 MPH BECOMING NORTH 8-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...MISSOULA FIELD OFFICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.MURRA.01/MSO