FNUS75 KMSO 252220
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTENS DEVIL 29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
420 PM MDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE BURN SITE
THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMPLEX TOPOGRAPHY HAS HELPED SHELTER THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM INCREASED WINDS...BUT RIDGETOPS ARE STILL
VULNERABLE TO WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE
OVER THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING AND AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE BURN
AREA WILL RECEIVE RAIN TONIGHT INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
THROUGH TOMORROW. THE CHANCE OF MORE THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF
RAIN IS LIMITED HOWEVER STILL POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COOLER AND RHS HIGHER ON MONDAY THAN THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
    THE MORNING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...TONY CONTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110926.MARTE.01/MSO