FNUS75 KMSO 031553
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE RIDGE RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
953 AM MDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DESPITE INCREASING CLOUDS AND THE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
AFTERNOON SHOWERS...BREEZY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD HELP HUMIDITY
READINGS FALL TO SIMILAR LEVELS AS YESTERDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN. A WETTING RAIN IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT
BUT MORE LIKELY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A LARGER STORM SYSTEM
BEGINS TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY
READINGS ON TUESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR ACROSS ALL ELEVATIONS WITHIN
THE PRESCRIPTION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77 BOTTOM. 66-71 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT BOTTOM. 20-25 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 7-11
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50 BOTTOM. 38-43 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT BOTTOM. 88-93 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN HENDREN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.BLUER.01/MSO