FNUS75 KMSO 211225
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOM S NS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
625 AM MDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE OVER THE BURN AREA TODAY...AS A
PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. EASTERLY WINDS
WILL BECOME WESTERLY SOON AFTER IGNITION. A FEW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
NEAR THE BURN DURING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A
THUNDERSTORM IN THE VICINITY. IF A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPS...WINDS MAY
BECOME A BIT ERRATIC FOR A TIME. SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...NATE STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100421.TOMSN.01/MSO