FNUS75 KMSO 131704
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED RIVER STEWARD-312A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1104 AM MDT TUE OCT 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 PDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BRIEF BREAK IN THE CLOUDS EXPECTED LATE THIS
MORNING/EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE A WARM MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM
SPREADS PRECIPITATION OVER NORTHERN IDAHO LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY
THIS EVENING. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. THE ELEVATED LOCATION OF THIS
BURN SITE DOES POSE SOME CONCERN WITH RESPECT TO WINDS. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL BE GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON...THEN
CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-56.
RH..................MIN 38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH AT IGNITION.
                    THEN INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN DEVELOPING BY EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32-34.
RH..................MAX 97-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF RAIN.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-52.
RH..................MIN 72-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091013.CROOK.01/MSO