FNUS75 KMSO 152039
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCARTNEY RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
239 PM MDT FRI MAY 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO DISSIPATE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE REGION SATURDAY. A WARMING AND
DRYING TREND WILL HIGHLIGHT THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND.

OBSERVED WINDS ON SITE MUST BE INFLUENCE BY LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY GIVEN
SURROUNDING RAWS SITES ALL SHOW WESTERLY WINDS. THE FORECAST WILL
READ EAST WINDS...BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF WINDS SWING AROUND
TO THE WEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON WHEN AIR MASS BECOMES BETTER MIXED.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-63.
MIN RH..............26-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28-30.
RH..................MAX 71-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-68.
RH..................MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...DOUG CAFFEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090515.MCCAR.02/MSO