FNUS75 KMSO 211543
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR HELMER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
943 AM MDT WED SEP 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE FIRE TODAY
HELPING TO WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOWER RH'S FROM YESTERDAYS
READINGS. THE RIDGE WILL FLATTEN ON THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES
WILL FURTHER WARM. WIND WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS IN THE UPPER TEENS LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS VARIABLE AT 4-6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 6-8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...PAT PRICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110921.BEARH.01/MSO