FNUS75 KMSO 161903
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BISON RANGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1203 PM MST TUE FEB 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOULD SEE SOME AT LEAST A LITTLE LIGHT RAIN THROUGH
THE EVENING WITH THE WEAK PASSING DISTURBANCE. HOWEVER...THIS IS A
PRETTY STABLE FEATURE SO LIGHT WIND AND LITTLE SMOKE DISPERSION IS
EXPECTED TODAY. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME JUST A LITTLE MORE
MIXED WEDNESDAY...PRODUCING SLIGHTLY BETTER DISPERSION.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 1-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100216.BISON.01/MSO