FNUS75 KMSO 220940
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SMOKE CREEK 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
340 AM MDT THU APR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE IN THE FORM OF CLOUDS AND EVEN A FEW
SHOWERS WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES COOLER WITH HIGHER
HUMIDITIES EXPECTED. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PUSHING INTO
NORTHERN IDAHO WITH INCREASED WINDS ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY.

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 60-62.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    BECOMING 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-4 MPH AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...JASON SUNELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100422.SMOKE.01/MSO