FNUS75 KMSO 231749
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK PAULINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1149 AM MDT TUE MAR 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRYER NORTHWEST FLOW IS BECOMING ESTABLISHED TODAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH
RELATIVELY LIGHT FLOW.  THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME QUITE STABLE
TONIGHT...AND THEN ONLY GRADUALLY MIX IN THE LOWER LEVELS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH. AFTERNOON GUST TO
                    12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100323.SOUTH.01/MSO