FNUS75 KMSO 211602
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR WR  12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1002 AM MDT SUN MAR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS WILL BE MILD AND DRY NEAR THE BURN THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST THROUGHOUT
THE DAY...AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED
PRECIPITATION. WIND WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH DURING THE
AFTERNOON...SHIFTING TO WEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS SHOWERS MOVES OVER THE BURN BY ABOUT
6PM. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN TONIGHT AND ON
MONDAY...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTH 10-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100321.COUGA.01/MSO