FNUS75 KMSO 101344
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW SMITH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
744 AM MDT TUE APR 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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.

FYI...YOU ARE RIGHT. RHS ARE RUNNING A BIT TOO LOW FOR THE CONDON
RAWS...AND WILL TREND FORECAST TO BE A BIT HIGHER THAN CONDON
RAWS.

.IGNITION TIME 1130 MDT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CLOUDS...FILTERED SUNSHINE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.MEADO.01/MSO