FNUS75 KMSO 231502
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAME RANGE  9  10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
902 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...A PACIFIC UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND A CANADIAN COLD
FRONT WILL DOMINATE TODAYS WEATHER. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM HAS ALREADY PASSED OVER THE FIRE WITH THE
BACK EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION AND CLOUD SHIELD EXPECTED TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST OF THE FIRE AROUND 1100 MDT. THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH
CLEARING AS UNSTABLE CONDITIONS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW
CUMULUS TO DEVELOP ALONG WITH SHOWERS AGAIN NEAR THE FIRE BY 1500
MDT. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE
AFTERNOON SHOWERS LINGERING INTO THE EVENING. SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE
FIRE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND FRIDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH
MOVES OVER WESTERN MONTANA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41...TEMPERATURES NEARLY STEADY THROUGH
                    THE DAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-11 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 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.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 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 SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

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