FNUS75 KMSO 101711
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCHTOWN FACE 23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1111 AM MDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 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 1400 AND 1700 THIS AFTERNOON. THE SOUTH EXPOSURE IS GOING
TO HELP WARM/DRY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ON THIS SITE.

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.IGNITION TIME AT 1230 MDT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........59-60.
HUMIDITY............30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-70 PERCENT BOTTOM...50-55 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING NORTH 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS
                    WITH AFTERNOON SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS WITH
                    SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...TYLER BROTHERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.FRENC.01/MSO