FNUS75 KMSO 241804
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR CREEK EMB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1204 PM MDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE BURN AREA DURING
TODAY. LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT. DRY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY...WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY DEVELOPING
BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
BURN AREA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG AND
ERRATIC WINDS FOR A TIME. WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS (UPSLOPE) SOUTHWEST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE UPSLOPE (SOUTHWEST) WINDS
                    3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...TIM LAROCHE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.COUGA.01/MSO