FNUS75 KMSO 221601
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUAKING ASPEN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
901 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION...WRAPPING AROUND A LOW
MOVING SOUTH OF THE BURN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN. AS THE LOW
MOVES TO THE EAST...WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE EAST TODAY AROUND TO
THE NORTH TONIGHT AND THEN WEST ON SATURDAY. COULD SEE 4 TO 9
INCHES OF SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100122.QUAKI.01/MSO