FNUS75 KMSO 181516
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
916 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 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 LOCATION OF THE FIRE APPEARS TO
BE SHELTERED FROM THE STRONGEST WESTERLY WINDS...BUT STILL COULD
SEE SOME GUSTS. 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.....
         BOTTOM.....82-87.
         TOP........74-79
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY
                    MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
         BOTTOM.....45-50.
         TOP........50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........
         BOTTOM.....70-75 PERCENT.
         TOP........50-55 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MUENSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.BIGCR.01/MSO