FNUS75 KMSO 161327
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP CREEK UNIT CCB2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
727 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINATE
FEATURE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND IS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HUMIDITIES POSSIBLY REACHING LOW
TEENS WITH LIMITED OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE
STREAMING OVER THE FIRE TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL OF THE CLOUDS
THICKENING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A FETCH OF MID LEVEL
MOISTURE MOVES THROUGH. THE BIGGEST ISSUE WILL BE THE WINDS
ESPECIALLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH BY NOON
                    THEN GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-6 MPH WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH AROUND NOON
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. POTENTIALLY
                    A FEW GUSTS REACHING 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DAVE DUKART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090516.CAMPC.01/MSO