FNUS75 KMSO 121608
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN  4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1008 AM MDT SAT SEP 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SIMILAR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY AT THE FIRE...WITH STABLE CONDITIONS AND POOR MIXING
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAYTIME HOURS. HIGH CLOUDS AND INSTABILITY SHOULD
INCREASE SUNDAY AS ONE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES WEST TOWARD THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES AND A SECOND SYSTEM APPROACHES CENTRAL IDAHO FROM
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS SECOND SYSTEM SHOULD IMPACT THE DISTRICT
MONDAY...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH INCREASED WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 5-7 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEROSA/SMITH
REQUESTED BY...M  HART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090912.BLUEM.01/MSO