FNUS75 KMSO 262228
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCGINNIS CABIN 5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
428 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SMALL AMOUNT OF DRYING IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE BURN AREA DURING
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH SHOWERS WEAKENING THROUGHOUT THIS
EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
EXIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL REMAIN NEAR THE
BURN...HOWEVER WITH RELATIVELY LOW PROBABILITY OF WETTING RAIN.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE PRESENT DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
BECOME A BIT GUSTY. ANOTHER WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE OVER THE
BURN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY INCREASING ONCE
AGAIN.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH GUSTING
                    TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...KATE AIRHARTQ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110427.MCGIN.01/MSO