FNUS75 KGGW 061426
FWSGGW

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWDOIN PILES...FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
826 AM MDT WED APR 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK RIDGING ALOFT WILL MAKE FOR STABLE AND DRY
CONDITIONS TODAY. EXPECT WEST WINDS TO KICK IN AT THE BURN SITE
IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. TONIGHT WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS
AHEAD OF A DIGGING UPPER TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. THIS FEATURE WILL ALSO USHER IN SOME MOISTURE...THAT
COULD BRING SOME MIXED PRECIP TO THE BURN.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING LIGHT RIGHT BEFORE SUNSET.
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GILCHRIST
REQUESTED BY...JIM FORSYTHE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110406.BOWDO.01/GGW