FNUS75 KMSO 271911
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRS-341
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
111 PM MDT MON SEP 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1320 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...INCREASING WEST WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER
SCENE WITH WARM DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. DEVELOPMENT OF A THERMAL
BELT IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH DRIER...RELATIVELY WARM
CONDITIONS AT AND ABOVE THE BURN SITE. BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP AT RIDGETOP LEVELS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    AFTER NIGHTFALL.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO
                    5-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100927.CRS34.01/MSO