FNUS75 KMSO 281356
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH MCSWEDE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
756 AM MDT THU MAY 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE AIR MASS WILL BE WARMING AND GENERALLY
DRY. TIMBERED LOCATION WILL LIKELY REDUCE EYE-LEVEL WIND SPEEDS
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. AIR MASS BECOMING MORE UNSTABLE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WITH AN INFLUX OF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION. MAX 68-71.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION. MIN 24-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 2-3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    INCREASING TO 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-42.
RH..................MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH THIS EVENING. THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-76.
RH..................MIN 20-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...GRANT RIDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.SOUTH.01/MSO