FNUS75 KMSO 281659
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KESSLER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1059 AM MDT MON SEP 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1050 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON CONTINUING DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE POTENTIAL FIRE. A COLD
FRONT WILL PASS ON TUESDAY WITH COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON ALONG WITH A NORTHWESTERLY WIND
SHIFT. RAIN WILL BE VERY LIMITED UNTIL AFTER THE FRONT PASSES
TUESDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE WITH RAIN OVER THE POTENTIAL BURN IS
LOW...BUT THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR PRECIP WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING
AND APPEARS TO BE BELOW WETTING RAIN NUMBERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY
            TOP........14-19 PERCENT
            BOTTOM.....8-13 PERCENT

WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 8-12 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090928.KESSL.01/MSO