FNUS75 KMSO 051927
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED RIVER STEWARD-312A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
127 PM MDT MON OCT 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 PDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLOUDS AND SNOW TO THE EAST OF
THE BURN WILL MOVE WELL TO THE EAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. ASIDE
FROM A STRAY SNOW SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON...NO PRECIPITATION IS
ANTICIPATED AT THE BURN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT CURRENTLY IN PLACE WILL KEEP SURFACE WINDS FROM
THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE REGION DURING TUESDAY...WITH RIDGE TOP WINDS
BECOMING LIGHT AND WESTERLY. CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE DECREASE
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................39 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHEAST WINDS 4-7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22.
RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH...THEN BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091005.CROOK.01/MSO