FNUS75 KMSO 101757
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHORTY GULCH 104
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1157 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 AND WINDS 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............37-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
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.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON VICINITY OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...AIRHART
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120410.SHORT.01/MSO