FNUS75 KGGW 171914
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCDONALD...CMR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
114 PM MDT WED JUN 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1305 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND COMBINES
WITH UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. IN GENERAL THE WIND WILL BE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...A
LOCALIZED TERRAIN INDUCED NORTHWEST WIND OF A SIMILAR SPEED COULD
OCCASIONALLY DEVELOP OVER THE BURN AREA. THE WIND WILL BE GUSTY
AND ERRATIC IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. A SLOW MOVING COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE AREA EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP WITH A DECENT CHANCE OF A
WETTING RAIN. A NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WILL DEVELOP
EARLY IN THE MORNING AND THEN INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZIMMERMAN
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090617.MCDON.02/GGW