FNUS75 KMSO 111640
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POINDEXTER SLOUGH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1040 AM MDT MON APR 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND MOUNTAIN SHOWERS DUE TO A STALLED
SURFACE FRONT ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE TUESDAY. SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO DECREASE DURING THE MORNING...BUT IF THEY DO WANDER
OVER THE BURN...ANY MOISTURE THAT FALLS IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY
LIGHT. ELEVATED HUMIDITIES AND CLOUD COVER WILL DISSIPATE IN THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WHEN MODELS INDICATE BETTER DRYING IN THE
MID LEVELS. WINDS IN GENERAL ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT FROM THE
SOUTHWEST...BUT ANY WEAK OUTFLOWS FROM PASSING SHOWERS IN THE LATE
MORNING COULD GENERATE SOME INCREASED BREEZES.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AT IGNITION...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................NEAR 20 PERCENT...DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 AT IGNITION...DRYING TO 35-40 PERCENT
                    AFTER NOON MDT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NOLTE/MEAD
REQUESTED BY...DILLON DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.POIND.01/MSO