FNUS75 KMSO 271810
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TABLE TOP SALVAGE 4B
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1210 PM MDT TUE SEP 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


...COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
PRODUCING INCREASING AND SHIFTING WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND A WIND SHIFT WILL
OCCUR AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS AND THEIR GUSTS
WILL BE MOST NOTICEABLE ON THE RIDGETOPS AND WEST FACING SLOPES. SKIES
WILL BE CLOUDY THE REST OF TODAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS POSSIBLE ALONG
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR A SHOWER NORTH OF THE TABLE
TOP FIRE. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL OCCUR TODAY.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. DRIER
AIR WILL ALLOW MIN RHS TO BE LOWER THAN TUESDAY...THOUGH ON THE NORTH
ASPECT THE RHS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH INTO THE LOWER 30S.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER AFTER 1700.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
            VALLEYS/MIDSLOPES...WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH
            RIDGETOPS.........SOUTHWEST-WEST 6-12 MPH WITH
                              GUSTS 20-25 MPH AFTER 1400.

MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH... 6-12 MPH ON THE RIDGES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110928.TABLE.01/MSO