FNUS75 KMSO 101451 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR LMR POND 13 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 851 AM MDT MON MAY 10 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK AND BRIEF RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXIT TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HELP KEEP CLEAR SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR IGNITION TIME...BUT WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TREKS SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA. WHILE THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE FOCUSED SOUTH AND WEST OF THE BURN...IT IS LIKELY THAT THE SITE WILL SEE RAIN SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING WHICH SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. .TODAY... TEMPERATURE.........52-55 AT IGNITION...MAX 62-65. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 3-6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE EAST AT 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10-15 MPH LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO REQUESTED BY...DALE PFAU TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100510.LMRPO.01/MSO