FNUS75 KMSO 211713
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLYS RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1113 AM MDT SUN MAR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MILD AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE BURN AREA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. WIND WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH DURING THIS
AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS ANTICIPATED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA AROUND 6PM...WITH WIND SHIFTING TO
NORTHWEST THEREAFTER AND BECOMING GUSTY AT TIMES ON THE RIDGETOP.
PRECIPITATION WILL SOON FOLLOW...WITH A DECENT CHANCE OF WETTING
RAIN FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX BOTTOM 52-58...TOP 48-53.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH ON TOP OF
                    THE RIDGE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-9 MPH AND GUSTY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100321.KELLY.01/MSO