FNUS75 KMSO 302008
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIVE GRIMM SHEEP  2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
208 PM MDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1440 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN TODAY WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST THROUGH
SATURDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INTENSIFY AT THE RIDGES AND ON
SOUTH THROUGH WEST FACING SLOPES. NORTH ASPECTS WILL BE MOST
SHELTERED FROM THESE WINDS. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
WITH SOME SHOWERS DEVELOPING BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS
WILL PRODUCING LITTLE OR RAIN...HOWEVER MAY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
GUSTY WINDS NEAR THE BURN...PARTICULARLY THE TOP OF THE UNIT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........71 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH. GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH AT THE TOP OF THE BURN LATE THIS
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    AT THE TOP OF THE BURN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BUROW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.FIVEG.02/MSO