FNUS75 KMSO 282318
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KESSLER CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
518 PM MDT MON SEP 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NOT MANY CHANGES MADE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. ALTHOUGH WINDS
HAVE NOT FULLY MATERIALIZED AT THE FIRE...OBSERVATIONS TO THE WEST SUGGEST
THAT GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE FIRE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE STILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT AND BEGIN A SHIFT TO THE
WEST AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE BURN SITE. FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR EARLY DURING THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
EXISTS EARLY TUESDAY...PRECIPITATION APPEARS MORE LIKELY LATE TUESDAY AND
ESPECIALLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS INCREASING 11-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH THIS EVENING. BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE LATE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090928.KESSL.02/MSO