FNUS75 KMSO 282251
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TROUT FACE HAND PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
451 PM MDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK AND LARGELY DRY PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA
THIS EVENING. A MODEST INCREASE IN CLOUDS ARE ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER
NO PRECIPITATION. GUSTY UPSLOPE WINDS WILL BE PRESENT ALONG THE
NORTH/NORTHEAST SLOPE THROUGH SUNSET...WITH LIGHT DOWNSLOPE FLOW
DEVELOPING THEREAFTER. ANY SMOKE WILL LIKELY SETTLE WITHIN THE
ADJACENT VALLEY THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. LIGHTER SURFACE
WINDS...SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR IS
ANTICIPATED DURING WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH (UPSLOPE) WINDS 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST (DOWNSLOPE)
                    0-3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL THIS EVENING...BECOMING 300 FT AGL
                    AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-68.
RH..................MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL BECOMING 3100 FT AGL BY MID
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...ADAM CARR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100928.TROUT.01/MSO