FNUS75 KMSO 121344 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEENEY HILL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 744 AM MDT WED OCT 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON OCTOBER 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BROKEN CLOUDINESS WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGHOUT TODAY...WITH WEST WINDS PERSISTING. THE PREVIOUS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE EXITING THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. A DRIER DAY IS ON TAP FOR THURSDAY...HOWEVER BROKEN CLOUDINESS WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN SANDERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111012.SWEEN.01/MSO