FNUS75 KMSO 031831
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ESTES RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1231 PM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY UNDER AN INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BE IMPACTING THE BURN SITE
WEDNESDAY...WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE ABOUT MID-MORNING. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER MOIST AIR INTO THE AREA THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
FRONT AND DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY...WITH INCREASING HIGH
                    CLOUDS MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2-4 MPH EARLY...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH BY 1300 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    1-3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.ESTES.01/MSO