FNUS75 KMSO 271411
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
811 AM MDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT COUPLED WITH STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL MAKE FOR A WINDY DAY OVER THE BURN AREA
TODAY. WITH THE BURN LOCATED IN A GENERALLY NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED
CANYON WINDS WILL BE ACCELERATED WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH
POSSIBLE BY MID AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE BURN AREA
AROUND MIDNIGHT CAUSING A SHIFT IN DIRECTION MORE TOWARDS THE
SOUTHWEST TO WEST. THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE WITH
THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE
BURN AREA BY TOMORROW MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10-20 MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 30-35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...GREGORY CAMPBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.CAMPC.01/MSO