FNUS75 KMSO 292207
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNOXIOUS SALVAGE  84
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
407 PM MDT THU SEP 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER DAY OF DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WITH SOME
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS. AN APPROACHING
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MID AND HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE FIRE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INCREASING IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THESE INCREASED CLOUDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
UP...BUT INVERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE FIRE FOR
ACTIVE BURNING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SATURDAY A BIT MORE
MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT THIS TIME...WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN
IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT IF A SHOWER DEVELOPS OVER THE FIRE THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR PRECIPITATION AMOUNT OF .10 OR GREATER.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TOWARD MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  AND
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...SUPERIOR RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.KNOXI.01/MSO