FNUS75 KMSO 191145
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY DOUGLAS F4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
545 AM MDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE BURN AREA TODAY...WITH SOME
MID AND HIGH LEVEL PASSING CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SURFACE WINDS
WILL BE FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST FOR MUCH OF TODAY AND TONIGHT
DUE TO A SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY
MORNING...AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. WARM
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR TUESDAY...HOWEVER SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. WET
AND COOL WEATHER FOR THE BURN AREA IS LIKELY FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THE END OF THIS WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 5-7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ALBRITTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.MURRA.01/MSO