FNUS75 KMSO 191600 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR BRISTOW 21 21A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 959 AM MDT THU MAY 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RELATIVELY MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE BURN AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST AT THE RIDGETOPS. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE WITH DAYTIME HEATING THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN IS FAIRLY LOW DURING THIS TIME. ANY SHOWER THAT DEVELOPS NEAR THE BURN MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 66. RH..................44 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS VARIABLE 3-6 MPH...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...CAMERON GOINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110519.BRIST.01/MSO