FNUS75 KMSO 172302
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
502 PM MDT THU SEP 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RADAR INDICATES A FEW SPRINKLES HEADING TOWARD THE
BURN LOCATION RIGHT AROUND 1700 MDT WHICH MAY RESULT IN SOME
PRETTY ERRATIC WINDS...BUT ONLY TEMPORARILY. AFTER THESE SPRINKLES
MOVE THROUGH THAT SHOULD BE THE END OF THE PRECIPITATION FOR A
WHILE. WINDS WILL A CONCERN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING
...BEFORE DIMINISHING QUICKLY WITH THE SETTING OF THE SUN. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE REBOUNDING ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT
THE BURN SITE WILL BE SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 VALLEY BOTTOM...45-50 MIDSLOPE TO RIDGETOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    15 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. THEN BECOMING VARIABLE
                    3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING WEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-82 VALLEY BOTTOM...AND 70-75 MIDSLOPE TO RIDGETOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS SOUTHWEST
                    6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...RXB2
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090917.LOSTC.01/MSO