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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO GULCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
730 AM MDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 PDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT A VERY SIMILAR DAY TODAY COMPARED TO
WEDNESDAY UNDER A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. FOG WILL PERSIST OVER THE
BUFFALO GULCH FIRE UNTIL LATE MORNING OR AROUND NOON. ONCE THE FOG
LIFTS EXPECT A JUMP IN TEMPERATURES WITH RHS FALLING INTO THE 30S
AFTER 1300 WITH MINIMUM RHS AND MAX TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 1400-1600.

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING
WHICH WILL LIMIT MORNING FOG AND INCREASE WEST WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-69 BETWEEN 1400-1600.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT BETWEEN 1400-1600.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101014.BUFFA.01/MSO