FNUS75 KMSO 211602
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATTEE BLUE UNIT 18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1002 AM MDT SUN MAR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE BURN AREA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED
PRECIPITATION. WIND WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND BECOME A BIT GUSTY AS THE COLD FRONT REACH THE BURN
AROUND 6PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY NEAR SUNSET...AS
SHOWERS DEVELOP NEAR THE BURN. A DECENT CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN
EXISTS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...INCLUDING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 4-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING WEST 7-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 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.....39.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...JD BAUMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100321.PATTE.01/MSO