FNUS75 KMSO 271403
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MTN  NORTH  7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
803 AM MDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE TRICKY TODAY MAINLY BECAUSE STRONGEST
FLOW ALOFT IS OVER AREA RIGHT NOW...BUT IT LOOKS TOO STABLE TO
MIX DOWN. WHEN THE WINDS DO MIX DOWN EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON...THE
SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT EXPECTED TO BE DECREASED. SO AT YOUR SITE
THEY DO NOT LOOK STRONG. FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO APPROACH AREA
UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. DEW POINTS WILL INCREASE WITH APPROACHING
SHOWERS...SO HUMIDITIES WON'T LOWER MUCH TODAY.

.TODAY...

                    TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH AT IGNITION...TURNING
                    SOUTH 7-12 MPH THROUGH AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN PARRISH  MIKE BUROW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100427.ELKMT.01/MSO