FNUS75 KMSO 201207
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIGILANTE STATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
607 AM MDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. SOUTHEASTERLY
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 QUITE A BIT DURING WEDNESDAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALSO
POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. WET CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8-13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 9800 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...TOM ROERICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.VIGIL.01/MSO