FNUS75 KMSO 191658
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK PAULINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1058 AM MDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS
TODAY. A LIGHT SOUTHEAST RIDGE WIND WILL INCREASE AFTER 1200 WITH
UPSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER 1400.

TUESDAY...AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS AND SOUTHEAST RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE
AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE REGION. INCREASING INSTABILITY MAY
PRODUCE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION...AFTER 1500.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CUMULUS AFTER 1200.  SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER
                    OR THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...NED WINEBRENNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.SOUTH.01/MSO