FNUS75 KMSO 171320
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK CITY PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
720 AM MDT SUN OCT 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE PRESENT OVER THE
BURN AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS PERIOD WILL BE
CHARACTERIZED BY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...DRY AFTERNOONS...AND
STRONG OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY.

.TODAY...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
RH..................80 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...BECOMING 2100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.MONDAY...

CWR.................0 PERCENT.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE
                    1-3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101017.ELKCI.01/MSO