FNUS75 KMSO 211948
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED RIVER  84
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
148 PM MDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE OVER THE BURN WILL
MAINTAIN GENERALLY STABLE CONDITIONS WITH LITTLE WIND. TEMPERATURE AND
MIN HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY PEAK BETWEEN 1500-1600 PDT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK TONIGHT BRINGING INCREASED CLOUDS
TOWARDS MORNING.

.REST OF TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65...AT IGNITION 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT...AT IGNITION 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...L  NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.CROOK.01/MSO