FNUS75 KMSO 081750
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR AMERICAN STEW UNIT 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1150 AM MDT THU JUL 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
FRIDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER NORTH-CENTRAL
IDAHO. THE BURN SITE WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN-MOST EDGE OF ANY
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL LATE FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CLOUD OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........84 AT IGNITION...MAX 88-90.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 16-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...VICKY SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100708.AMERI.01/MSO