FNUS75 KMSO 241650
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCHTOWN FACE 30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1050 AM MDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE TODAY. MAIN IMPACT WILL BE
CLOUDS AND INCREASED AFTERNOON WINDS. AND ISOLATED MOUNTAIN SHOWER
IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MAINLY CONFINED TO THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. A BRIEF BREAK TONIGHT WITH GOOD RECOVERIES BEFORE ANOTHER
WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO WESTERN MONTANA SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-9 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....5-5.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...LAURA WARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.FRENC.01/MSO