FNUS75 KMSO 181541
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSHOPPER RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
941 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL PRIMARILY DOMINATE YOUR
FIRE THROUGH TOMORROW. THIS AFTERNOON THE ATMOSPHERE APPEARS TO BECOME
UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A FEW HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS. THIS AFTERNOON
APPEARS TO BE ANOTHER WARM...DRY AND BREEZY. TOMORROW WILL ONCE AGAIN BE
WARM WITH STRONGER WINDS AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES YOUR FIRE. THE FRONT
DOES NOT APPEAR TO MOVE THROUGH YOUR FIRE DURING THE TUESDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-6 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DOUG CAFFEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.GRASS.01/MSO