FNUS75 KMSO 221500
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMONS 8000
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
900 AM MDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION TODAY
WHICH MEANS WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRIER CONDITIONS THAN THURSDAY.
A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND
PRODUCE A LIGHT EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND IN EXPOSED AREAS AND
RIDGETOPS...OTHERWISE EXPECT LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN SLOPE WINDS. A
FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...MEGAN STROM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090522.SIMON.01/MSO