FNUS75 KMSO 261514
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELMO PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
914 AM MDT TUE OCT 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOIST CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT OVER THE
BURN AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT TODAY...HOWEVER RH WILL REMAIN QUITE
HIGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 4-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101026.ELMOP.01/MSO