FNUS75 KMSO 232241
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOCCASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
441 PM MDT FRI SEP 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE FOR SATURDAY CREATING
ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY. THERMAL BELT DEVELOPMENT WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON THE MIDSLOPES OF THE BURN AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND IS
REFLECTED IN THE FORECAST WITH LOWER RHS THAN THE OBSERVATION FROM
THIS MORNING. A TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL PASS LATE IN THE DAY ON
SUNDAY WITH INCREASED WIND EXPECTED AND CHANCES FOR SHOWERS LATE
SUNDAY TO MONDAY MORNING. THE ASPECT OF THE BURN WILL LIMIT THE
SOUTH WINDS ON SUNDAY ALLOWING MAINLY UPSLOPE FLOW TO CONTINUE
BELOW RIDGE TOP. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGH RH'S WILL ARRIVE ON
MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...KNIKOLEYCZIK FS FED US
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110924.MOCCA.01/MSO