FNUS75 KMSO 022207
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLLAND 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
407 PM MDT SAT OCT 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1538 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE PRESENT OVER
THE BURN AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. POOR MIXING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
WILL ALLOW LOW ELEVATION SMOKE TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE ADJACENT
VALLEY...WITH THE HIGH ELEVATIONS REMAINING FAIRLY WARM AND WITH
POOR RH RECOVERY. SOME HIGH CLOUDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO MOVE OVER THE
BURN BY SUNDAY MORNING. MIXING WILL INCREASE DURING LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INTENSIFY SOMEWHAT AT THE
RIDGETOPS. THE UPCOMING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPEARS A BIT SLOWER
THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO
PASS THE BURN LATE SUNDAY EVENING...WITH WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL
INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY NEAR MONDAY MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM:42-47...TOP:44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM:70-75 PERCENT...TOP:58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL AFTER
                    SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM:72-77...TOP:65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM:23-28 PERCENT...TOP:29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT BECOMING 30 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM:50-55...TOP:43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM:66-71...TOP:71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...CHUCK MCHUGH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101002.HOLLA.03/MSO