FNUS75 KMSO 271652
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPAR 57
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1052 AM MDT WED MAY 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE TODAY.
THIS AFTERNOON THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD DESTABILIZE ALLOWING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS TO MIX TO THE SURFACE. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WARM
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY MID
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AROUND SUNSET.

.THURSDAY...

WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH BY
                    LATE MORNING...GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...TROY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090527.SPAR5.01/MSO