FNUS75 KMSO 201646
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETTY ROCK 12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1046 AM MDT SAT MAR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 MDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........47-52.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    10-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF HAYES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100320.PETTY.01/MSO