FNUS75 KMSO 101546
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
946 AM MDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BE DEVELOPING OVER
WESTERN MONTANA TODAY AS THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS TO THE EAST. A
SURFACE BASED INVERSION WILL BE PRESENT THIS MORNING AND WILL BE
SLOW TO MIX DUE TO CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS...WHICH WILL HOLD
TEMPS DOWN AND HUMIDITIES UP THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. A LATE MIX
OUT OF THE INVERSION WILL PROMOTE BETTER BURNING CONDITIONS
BETWEEN 1500 AND 1700 THIS AFTERNOON.

.IGNITION TIME 1200 MDT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-2 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS...FILTERED SUNSHINE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 2-5 MPH BY
                    1500 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...J MALATARE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.BLUEM.02/MSO