FNUS75 KMSO 101739
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAYO GULCH HFI MIDDLE BLK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1139 AM MDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 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.

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.IGNITION TIME AT 1300 MDT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........59-61.
HUMIDITY............33-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS...FILTERED SUNSHINE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    1500 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WITH AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.MAYOG.01/MSO