FNUS75 KMSO 182303
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BBQ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
503 PM MDT THU JUN 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1642 MDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER YOUR FIRE TONIGHT.
THE CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE SUNSETS. THE RIDGE
WILL BE SHORT LIVED...AS ANOTHER SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY INTO OUR AREA BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND CHANCE
FOR PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BRETT MALINGO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090618.BBQ__.01/MSO