FNUS75 KMSO 301442 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR WEETEPEE 2H-6H NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 842 AM MDT FRI SEP 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN UNIT TODAY WITH SHIFT TO THE EAST DURING SATURDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INTENSIFY AND CLOUDS INCREASE THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE DURING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER CHANCES OF WETTING RAIN APPEAR NEGLIGIBLE. PASSING SHOWERS MAY FURTHER INCREASE SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR THE BURN. CONSIDERING THE BURN IS ON A NORTH ASPECT...AT LEAST THE LOWER PORTION OF THE UNIT WILL BE SOMEWHAT SHELTERED FROM STRONG WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION... BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH AT TOP OF UNIT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...NED WINEBRENNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110930.WEETE.01/MSO