FNUS75 KMSO 271846
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POINDEXTER SLOUGH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1246 PM MDT WED APR 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 28.
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)........SOUTH WINDS 8-17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 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 52.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 13-17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.

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