FNUS75 KMSO 281603
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER MAGNUS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1003 AM MDT MON SEP 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EASTERLY WINDS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE
MORNING...THEN TRANSITION TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.  THE AIR
MASS WILL REMAIN DRY SO EXPECT FAIRLY LOW HUMIDITIES THIS
AFTERNOON...AND POOR TO MODERATE RECOVERIES TONIGHT. A FRONT WILL
PASS THE FIRE LATE TUESDAY MORNING..SO BE PREPARED FOR SOUTHWEST
WINDS EARLY TRANSITIONING TO BREEZY WEST WINDS AT TIMES IN THE
AFTERNOON. LITTLE RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FEATURE...BUT IT WILL
COOL THE AIR MASS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-6 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH EARLY...THEN NORTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...TERRY WHITE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090928.LOWER.01/MSO