FNUS75 KMSO 292300
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIVE GRIMM SHEEP UNIT  1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
500 PM MDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER CLEAR NIGHT WITH STRONG THERMAL BELTS AND
POOR MAX HUMIDITY RECOVERIES IS EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE TONIGHT.
FRIDAY ANOTHER DRY AND WARM DAY IS ON TAP WITH SOME HIGHER LEVEL
SOUTHWEST WINDS MIXING TO THE SURFACE IN THE AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE
NORTH ASPECT OF THE FIRE...SHOULD NOT SEE MUCH IMPACT FROM THESE
WINDS...BUT THE RIDGE TOPS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO 15
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WITH THE LACK OF WINDS AND NORTH
ASPECT...HUMIDITIES WILL STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE 30S...BUT COULD
DIP INTO THE UPPER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME MIXING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT...27-32 PERCENT AFTER 1500 MDT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH AT RIDGE TOP.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...JOHN PARRISH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.FIVEG.01/MSO