FNUS75 KMSO 201755
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR WR  12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1155 AM MDT SAT MAR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE PRESENT
NEAR THE BURN TODAY. TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED TO WARM A BIT FROM
YESTERDAY. CLOUDS AND WIND WILL BECOME A FACTOR BY EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE BURN FROM THE WEST.
MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...SO DO THE SURFACE WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...NED WINEBRENNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100320.COUGA.01/MSO