FNUS75 KMSO 171554
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKSHOT  2CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
954 AM MDT FRI SEP 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO FEED CLOUDS
IN OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. CURRENTLY...RADAR DOES INDICATE A FEW
SHOWERS JUST WEST OF THE SITE THAT COULD IMPACT THE BURN TODAY.
GENERAL WINDS FLOW WILL SEE A SHIFT TO NORTHEAST LATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...BUT NO STRONG WINDS EXPECTED. OTHERWISE...THE UPPER FLOW
BECOMES MORE SOUTHWESTERLY SATURDAY...WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74 BOTTOM...AND 54-59 AT TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT BOTTOM...50-55 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 1-4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 2-4 MPH
                    LATE (AFTER 1500 PDT).
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 MPH
                    LATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 1-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100917.BUCKS.01/MSO