FNUS75 KMSO 141720
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODRAT C
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1120 AM MDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE BURN SITE
TODAY AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS.
PREDOMINANTLY LIGHT WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH THE
PARTIALLY SHELTERED NATURE OF THE SITE MAY ALLOW FOR SOME WINDS
TO INTERACT WITH THE BURN. CLOUD BUILD-UP HAS ALREADY INITIATED
THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNDER A MARGINALLY
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. INCREASED INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED FOR
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........53-55 AT IGNITION...MAX 63-66.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-8 WITH GUSTS TO 10-12 MPH
                    LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...JENI RAMONDELLI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.WOODR.08/MSO