FNUS75 KMSO 051353 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR BRYANT CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 753 AM MDT WED MAY 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A MIXTURE OF CLOUDS AND SUN WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE BURN DURING TODAY...WITH CLOUDS AND CHANCES OF WETTING PRECIPITATION INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT DURING TODAY AS WELL. TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...A WINTER-LIKE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A GREAT DEAL OF SNOW TO THE BURN AREA...KEEPING THE TEMPERATURE DOWN AND HUMIDITY UP. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 38. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 4 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW. CWR.................90 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................80 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....34. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...GREGORY CAMPBELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100505.BRYAN.01/MSO