FNUS75 KMSO 091827
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GATEWAY PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1127 AM MST FRI MAR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BRING CLOUDS TO THE FIRE
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THESE CLOUDS MAY INHIBIT
MAXIMUM HEATING AND STRONGER WINDS MIXING TO THE FIRE. ENOUGH
BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS MAY ALLOW SOME STRONGER WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT...EXPECT THE CLOUDS WITH SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE BY
SATURDAY MORNING. POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...WARREN APPELHANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120309.GATEW.01/MSO