FNUS75 KMSO 031703
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR READER 12A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1103 AM MDT WED JUN 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON JUNE 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHEAST SURFACE GRADIENT WILL KEEP THE WINDS
UPSLOPE ON THE FIRE TODAY AND THURSDAY...BUT WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY
WEAK WITH SOME GUSTS AFTER 1500 MDT WITH PEAK HEATING. DRY AIRMASS
IN PLACE WILL KEEP SKIES CLEAR AND HUMIDITIES LOW...WITH ONLY
MODERATE RECOVERIES TONIGHT. THURSDAY WILL SEE SIMILAR CONDITIONS
AS TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6-9 MPH...GUSTS TO 12 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH THIS
                    EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH BY 1900 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS LATE
                    IN THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-10 MPH...GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...TONY CONTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090603.READE.02/MSO