FNUS75 KMSO 201239
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOM S NS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
639 AM MDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS WILL INCREASE DURING
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...ALONG WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF A PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM. SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. OFF AND ON WET CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    TEMPERATURE.........64 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 6-10 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-7 MPH...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...ALAN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.TOMSN.01/MSO