FNUS75 KMSO 291641
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED STEWARD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1041 AM MDT FRI MAY 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PRODUCE
WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
AFTER 1500 AS THE ATMOSPHERE MIXES OUT. EXPECT SOME CUMULUS TO
TOWERING CUMULUS BUILDUPS WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AFTER 1500...WHICH MAY
PRODUCE LOCAL GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OVER THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT AFTER 1600.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER 1200.
                    WEST WINDS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

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.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BEFORE 1200 BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090529.CROOK.02/MSO