FNUS75 KMSO 131935
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED RIVER  75
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
135 PM MDT MON SEP 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BAND OF CLOUDS MOVING INTO CENTRAL IDAHO FROM THE
SOUTH HAVE PRODUCED SOME ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
INSTABILITY REMAINS WEAK LIMITING THE GROWTH OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
BECOME LESS LIKELY OVERNIGHT AS THE ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES ONCE
AGAIN. A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE AREA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE BURN AREA. WINDS MAY GUST TO 20 MPH NEAR ANY SHOWERS THAT
DO DEVELOP TODAY AND TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100913.CROOK.01/MSO