FNUS75 KMSO 121537
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH CLIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
937 AM MDT SAT SEP 12 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...SIMILAR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY COMPARED TO
THE NORTH SCALP BURN YESTERDAY (FRIDAY)...WITH STABLE CONDITIONS AND
POOR MIXING THROUGH MOST OF THE DAYTIME HOURS. PERSISTENT EAST WINDS
ALOFT WILL TRANSPORT ANY SMOKE ABOVE TERRAIN TO THE WEST. HIGH CLOUDS
AND INSTABILITY SHOULD INCREASE SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH
LIMITED MOISTURE MOVES WEST TOWARD THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE WILL APPROACH WESTERN MONTANA MONDAY...BRINGING INCREASED
WINDS WITH UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED HIGH CLOUD COVER TO THE
DISTRICT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 8 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3-5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DEROSA/SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MEGAN STROM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090912.NORTH.01/MSO