FNUS75 KMSO 051555
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN 22
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
955 AM MDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...MAIN ISSUE TODAY WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IN CONJUNCTION
WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. AHEAD OF THE FRONT CLOUDS WILL INCREASE LIMITING
TEMPERATURES AND KEEPING MIN RHS HIGHER THAN WEDNESDAYS READINGS. WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1500 AND
1700. DURING THIS TIME WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY WITH A WIND
SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1500.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER 1500.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.BLUEM.02/MSO