FNUS75 KMSO 271410
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORTINE  87
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
810 AM MDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY SIMILAR TO ELK MOUNTAIN SPOT...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 IS EXPECTED TO BE DECREASED. SO SURFACE WINDS
DO NOT LOOK STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT HEADS UP FOR THE
INFREQUENT STRONGER GUST. 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...

MAX TEMPERATURE.........56.
MIN HUMIDITY............42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)............SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH.

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