FNUS75 KMSO 221752
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCVEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1152 AM MDT TUE JUN 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON JUNE 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND AMPLE LINGERING LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
NEAR THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...MIN HUMIDITIES WILL BE
MARGINAL DESPITE A SLIGHTLY WARMER AIRMASS IN PLACE. A RIDGE WILL
BUILD OVER THE FIRE THIS EVENING RESULTING IN CLEARING AND DRYING.
THE WARMEST DAY AND DRIEST DAY WILL BE WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
ABOUT 10 DEGREES WARMER WITH HUMIDITIES DROPPING ABOUT 15 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER 2130 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...WISDOM RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100622.MCVEY.01/MSO