FNUS75 KMSO 181705
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR 4 MILE SPRING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1105 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING. THE ATMOSPHERE APPEARS TO DESTABILIZE BY MID AFTERNOON
ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO SPIKE ABOVE SEASON NORMALS AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP. THE COLD FRONT IS STILL EXPECTED TO
SWING THROUGH YOUR AREA AROUND MID MORNING TOMORROW. THIS FRONT
HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BRINGING A WETTING RAIN TO YOUR FIRE WITH
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MUENSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.4MILE.01/MSO