FNUS75 KMSO 171857
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUGHES  1-B
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1257 PM MDT SUN MAY 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMER DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
UNDER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. THERE ARE SOME HIGH CLOUDS
FILTERING THROUGH THE RIDGE. BURN SITE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE
EXPOSED TO WEST WINDS WHICH SHOULD ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON.
STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE APPEARS
TO BECOME UNSTABLE ENOUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
A FEW HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD CAUSE
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...OLPIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090517.HUGHE.01/MSO