FNUS75 KMSO 201212
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY DOUGLAS HF3 F6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
612 AM MDT WED MAY 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0610 MDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN JUST NORTH OF THE
FIRE TODAY KEEPING THREAT OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE MORNING. STILL
HAVE AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT SO WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE AN
ISSUE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. MUCH COOLER AIRMASS
IN PLACE WILL RESULT IN HIGHER HUMIDITIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. A
WEAK UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH WARMING AND LIGHTER WINDS THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...S  FOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090520.MURRA.01/MSO