FNUS75 KMSO 191352
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PHILS LAKE CONT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
752 AM MDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0710 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TODAY WILL
PRODUCE CLEAR SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES. EXPECT AFTERNOON
SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE PINKHAM DRAINAGE. EXPECT
SOME EDDYING OF WINDS AT THE VALLEY BOTTOM BELOW THE BURN. UPSLOPE
WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE MIDSLOPES. TUESDAY WILL BE MAINLY DRY
UNTIL AFTER 1600.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MAINLY SUNNY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY WINDS...WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH 1400.
                    MIDSLOPE WINDS...UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 1300.
                    RIDGE WINDS...EAST UP TO 4-8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 2-4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    A THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1600.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY 5-10 MPH.
                    SLOPE WINDS....UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.PHILS.01/MSO