FNUS75 KMSO 041544
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER WOODS 31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
944 AM MDT FRI SEP 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BRIEF HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH
AFTERNOON CLOUDS DEVELOPING OVER THE BURN SITE. THERE IS AN
INCREASED POSSIBILITY (THOUGH SLIGHT) FOR SOME LATE AFTERNOON
SHOWERS TO OCCUR AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. WINDS WILL BE A
FEATURE THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL THOUGH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
MORE RELAXED COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. BETTER CHANCES FOR MOISTURE
AND STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-75.
RH..................MIN 24-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AT 2-5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND WEST AROUND 4-8 WITH SOME GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
RH..................MAX 68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-78.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...TONY LUBKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090904.BEAVE.01/MSO