FNUS75 KMSO 231455
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAME RANGE  9  10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
855 AM MDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED ACROSS THE BURN AREA EARLIER
THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR IS MOVING IN
FROM THE NORTH. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES TODAY STEADY OR
FALLING SLOWLY...ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. THE
ATMOSPHERE COULD BE UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...BOBBIE BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.GAMER.01/MSO