FNUS75 KMSO 051652
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARRISON RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1052 AM MDT SUN JUN 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE BURN AREA DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP SURFACE WINDS
SOUTHERLY THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. BY EARLY MONDAY
AFTERNOON...MOISTURE AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN. WINDS COULD BECOME ERRATIC FOR A TIME
NEAR ANY STORM CELLS. WETTING RAIN CHANCES INCREASE DRAMATICALLY BY
MONDAY EVENING...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5400 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    BRIEF ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORM CELLS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...K BLOTKAMP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110605.GARRI.01/MSO