FNUS75 KMSO 131625
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZING SADDLES 11 211
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1025 AM MDT THU MAY 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE FIRE WILL
PROVIDE WARMING AND DRYING CONDITIONS AND TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. STILL HAVE SOME LINGERING MID LEVEL MOISTURE
FOR SOME MOUNTAIN CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT TODAY AND SOME AFTERNOON
WINDS MIXING TO THE SURFACE AS THE RIDGE BUILDS OVERHEAD. GIVEN THE
OBSERVATION TAKEN FROM THE UNIT THIS MORNING...LOOKS LIKE MAJORITY
OF THE FIRE WILL BE BELOW THE THERMAL BELT TONIGHT FOR DECENT
RECOVERIES...THE EXCEPTION MAY BE THE TOP OF THE UNIT WHERE
RECOVERIES MAY BE LESS. FRIDAY EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO WARM BY
ABOUT 5 DEGREES WITH LOWER HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 6-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...AFTER 1430 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...COTTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100513.BLAZI.01/MSO