FNUS75 KMSO 281645
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING MINK 13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1045 AM MDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM DRY REMAINS OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA. A
DISTURBANCE PASSING THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT WILL INCREASE WINDS ACROSS THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
RH..................MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3-6 MPH LATER THIS MORNING. WEST 8-12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER 1400 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........INCREASING TO WEST 15-20 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48-53.
RH..................MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-75.
RH..................MIN 22-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

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