FNUS75 KMSO 151928
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST FUELS 110
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
128 PM MDT WED SEP 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1335 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
FROM WARMING TO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON AS
WINDS MIX DOWN FROM ALOFT. DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE HAS KEPT
ISOLATED SHOWERS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA FROM REACHING THE
GROUND. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS INCREASES TONIGHT AS MORE MOISTURE
PUSHES INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL ADD CLOUD COVER FOR THURSDAY
DECREASING HIGH TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING RHS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...MUENSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100915.FORES.01/MSO