FNUS75 KMSO 161554
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OREGON GULCH EMB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
954 AM MDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT A LITTLE WARMER AND DRIER TODAY UNDER
CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. LIGHT UP SLOPE WINDS THE REST OF
THE MORNING SHOULD TRANSITION TO CROSS SLOPE OUT OF THE EAST THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 AT IGNITION...MAX 66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT AT BOTTOM...
                    28 PERCENT AT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE 1-3 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING EASTERLY
                    5-8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...NED WINEBRENNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100416.OREGO.01/MSO