FNUS75 KMSO 271522
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOQUITO 10A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
922 AM MDT THU AUG 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND RELATIVELY WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT
NEAR THE BURN DURING TODAY AND FRIDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE INTENSIFIES
OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP DURING
THIS AFTERNOON IN THE PRESENCE OF A WEAK SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT.
THE LOWERING ANGLE OF AFTERNOON SUN WILL LIKELY PREVENT THE BURN
SLOPE FROM DRYING SIGNIFICANTLY...BASED ON OBSERVATIONS TAKEN NEAR
THE BURN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 4 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090827.MOQUI.01/MSO