FNUS75 KMSO 131235
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODRAT C
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
635 AM MDT THU MAY 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE FIRE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE WITH
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS. ENOUGH HEATING IS EXPECTED THAT SOME STRONGER
RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE AFTER 1330 PM MDT
FRIDAY...BUT GIVEN THE FIRE IS PARTIALLY SHELTERED THE AFFECTS
SHOULD BE MINIMAL. SATURDAY THE RIDGE WILL FLATTEN AS A WEAK UPPER
LEVEL WAVE MOVES ALONG THE MONTANA/CANADIAN BORDER. THIS WAVE WILL
INCREASE CLOUDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ALONG WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS...MAINLY AFTER
1400 MDT.

.FRIDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56 AT IGNITION 71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...LIZ MARSHALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.WOODR.07/MSO