FNUS75 KMSO 031737
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCARTNEY UNIT 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1137 AM MDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY UNDER AN INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE IMPACTING THE BURN SITE
WEDNESDAY...WITH STRONG SOUTH WINDS DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING.
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO
WESTERLY WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ABOUT 3PM MDT. NOT MUCH RAIN
EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55...EARLY AFTERNOON...COOLING INTO THE LOWER
                    40S BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY 15-25 MPH BY
                    1500 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.MCCAR.01/MSO