FNUS75 KMSO 061524
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOGETT TREE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
924 AM MDT MON JUL 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED UPPER
LEVEL JET AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MAKE FOR AN INTERESTING
WEATHER DAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WIND ALSO INCREASING. WITH THE EXPOSED NATURE OF THE
FIRE...THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FELT ON THE FIRE. HIGHEST POTENTIAL
FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WITH THE FRONT...WHICH IS EXPECTED NEAR
THE FIRE BETWEEN 1200-1500 MDT. SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY LATE
AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WILL BE WEST AND REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING. TUESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR...BUT COOLER AND NOT QUITE
AS BREEZY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BY NOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    10-13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 1900 MDT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 9-11 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...BRETT MALINGO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090706.BLOGE.01/MSO