FNUS75 KMSO 271638
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY HILLS 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1038 AM MDT WED APR 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1012 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO PICK UP OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. AFTER SUNSET THE
GUSTS WILL BECOME FAR LESS FREQUENT BUT A STEADY BREEZE WILL PERSIST.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON
BRINGING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND VERY GUSTY WINDS TO THE BURN
LOCATION...ESPECIALLY AREAS WHICH HAVE OPEN EXPOSURE TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY
                    MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...50
                    PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...GEORGE JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110427.ROCKY.01/MSO