FNUS75 KMSO 231603
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCARTNEY MT  1 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1003 AM MDT THU APR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH CLEARING AS UNSTABLE CONDITIONS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL ALLOW CUMULUS TO DEVELOP ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND A CHANCE
OF SOME THUNDERSTORMS. 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 RAIN.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. CHANCE
                    OF SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...DILLON DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.MCCAR.01/MSO