FNUS75 KGGW 172131
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTONWOOD RX...BLM LED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
331 PM MDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1535 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
TOMORROW FOR THE BURN SITE. EARLY WINDS FROM THE ESE AT 10 TO 15
MPH WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 25 MPH. AS THE
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS MAY
BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC AT TIMES...MAKING FIRE CONTROL MORE
DIFFICULT. AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHTS OF 8500 TO 9000 FT AGL CAN BE
EXPECTED.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN SLOPE AND DOWN VALLEY AROUND 10 MPH
LAL.................1.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 29 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP SLOPE AND UP VALLEY AT 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MICKELSON
REQUESTED BY...KOURTNEY KLUCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.COTTO.02/GGW