FNUS75 KMSO 201221
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMOKE CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
621 AM MDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE BURN AREA TODAY...AS HIGH
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE CURRENT PATTERN. EASTERLY
SURFACE WINDS WILL INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND PEAK DURING LATE
AFTERNOON...WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW PRESENT ALOFT. MID AND HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDINESS WILL INCREASE DURING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...ALONG WITH THE
LEADING EDGE OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN WILL
INCREASE A LITTLE BIT DURING WEDNESDAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALSO
POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. OFF AND ON WET CONDITIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    EAST WINDS 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-12 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...JAMEY BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.SMOKE.01/MSO