FNUS75 KMSO 300450
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PIERCE RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1050 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...WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPERIENCED
ON THE FIRE TODAY. THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION WILL MIX OUT IN THE
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH A BEST ESTIMATE BEING NEAR 1300. THIS IS THE
TIME WHEN WINDS WILL PICK UP HELPING THE TEMPERATURE WARM QUICKLY
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BOTTOM OUT. THERE IS A SMALL POTENTIAL FOR
MIXING HEIGHT TO NOT BE AS HIGH AS FORECASTED WHICH WOULD RESULT
IN A MIXING HEIGHT AROUND 4000 FEET AGL...THIS WOULD BE THE RESULT
OF WARMER THAN EXPECTED AIR ALOFT. FRIDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL
BE A LITTLE WARMER AND RHS A LITTLE LOWER THAN THURSDAY NIGHT DUE
TO AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. 62-67 AT 1200.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. 25-30 PERCENT AT 1200.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-10 GUSTS
    TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...BRETT PARGMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.PIERC.01/MSO