FNUS75 KMSO 241659
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COURVILLE TRAIL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1059 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE TODAY
BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A BRIEF REPRIEVE OVERNIGHT BEFORE YET ANOTHER WEATHER
DISTURBANCE MOVES OVER THE REGION. FRIDAYS SYSTEM LOOKS A LITTLE
MORE ROBUST WITH MORE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND BETTER CHANCE FOR
WETTING PRECIPITATION. DESPITE AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S...THE
FORM OF PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW/GRAUPEL.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE NORTH TODAY...BUT ERRATIC NEAR ANY
SHOWERS. FRIDAY A WEAK SURFACE WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
TURNING THE WINDS SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT THIS EVENING...THEN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH NEAR SHOWERS
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...MARLIN MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110324.COURV.01/MSO