FNUS75 KMSO 271843
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POINDEXTER SLOUGH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1243 PM MDT WED APR 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1250 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY...AS ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES. WINDS DURING THURSDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE TODAY...WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THERE MAY ALSO BE SOME
VARIABLE WIND GUSTS NEAR DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON
THURSDAY. BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE BURN...DRAMATICALLY INCREASING THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...GEORGE JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110427.POIND.01/MSO