FNUS75 KMSO 222045
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPERS FLATS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
245 PM MDT TUE JUN 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON JUNE 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN EXITING WEATHER SYSTEM AND AMPLE LOW AND MID
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FIRE THE REMAINING OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE DIRECTLY UNDER
ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT
DRYING THINGS OUT. WITH THE FIRES PROXIMITY TO THE RIVER EXPECT
VERY GOOD RECOVERIES WITH SOME PATCH FOG POSSIBLY TOWARD MORNING.
A SUNNY WARM DAY IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH SOME LATE DAY
CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WIND AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE  EARLY EVENING. MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER SUNSET.
                    PATCHY FOG LATE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...BRETT MALINGO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100622.COPPE.01/MSO