FNUS75 KMSO 221642
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BABCOCK CREEK EMB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1042 AM MDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PROVIDE WARM AND GENERALLY
DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN SITE. EAST (UPSLOPE) WINDS WILL
PREDOMINATE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. WINDS BECOME A BIT
AT THE TOP OF THE RIDGE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS
                    DEVELOPING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2-4 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...KRISTINE   MDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090522.BABCO.01/MSO