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SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY DOUGLAS HF2 F4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
617 AM MDT SUN MAY 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PLUME OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE HAS MOVED INTO WEST
CENTRAL MONTANA LAST NIGHT WHICH HAS CAUSED YOUR FIRE TO RECEIVE A
WETTING RAIN. YOUR FIRE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE STEADY PRECIPITATION
ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY WILL BE
NEAR NORMAL WITH FAIRLY MOIST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. AFTER TODAY A RIDGE
WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE AREA CAUSING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT REST OF THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.MEMORIAL DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MISSOULA FIELD OFFICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090524.MURRA.01/MSO