FNUS75 KMSO 041426
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHMITZ
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
826 AM MDT THU AUG 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE BURN SITE WILL BE IN AN AREA BETWEEN CLEAR SKIES
TO THE NORTH AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH. CLOUD
COVER WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AS STORMS DEVELOP
FURTHER SOUTH...BUT BEING ON THE FRINGE OF THIS AREA OF
DEVELOPMENT...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWER
COULD MOVE OVER THE SITE LATER IN THE DAY. OTHERWISE...EXPECT WARM
TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS TO PERSIST. THERE IS AN INCREASED
CHANCE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TO IMPACT THE
BURN SITE ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CLOUDS DEVELOPING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    5-8 MPH LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 7-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME STRONGER ERRATIC GUSTS
                    IN AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110804.SCHMI.01/MSO