FNUS75 KMSO 102237
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMMONS 8000
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
437 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE
AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRIER CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE BURN SITE FOR WEDNESDAY COMPARED TO
OBSERVATIONS FROM TUESDAY. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TOWARDS
MIDDAY...JUST AS SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS WILL DEVELOP OFF THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY...UPPER TO MID-LEVEL CLOUDS WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE AS MOISTURE AND ENERGY FROM A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM
START TO MOVE TOWARDS TO REGION.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.



.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR AT IGNITION...REMAINING MOSTLY SUNNY WITH
                    ISOLATED AFTERNOON CUMULUS DEVELOPING
                    AFTER 1200 MDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-44 AT IGNITION...QUICKLY WARMING TO 67-72
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT IGNITION IN THE UPPER 80S...QUICKLY DROPPING
                    AFTER SUNRISE. 27-32 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH WITH INCREASING UPVALLEY WINDS
                    AFTER SUNRISE THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6-8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NOLTE/MEAD
REQUESTED BY...RYAN BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.SIMMO.02/MSO