FNUS75 KMSO 111619
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1019 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THICK HIGH CLOUDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE BURN THROUGH
THE DAY...EFFECTIVELY SLOWING THE RATE OF WARMING AND DRYING TODAY.
DESPITE THIS FACT WE SHOULD ACHIEVE A PERIOD OF BETTER MIXING VERY
LATE IN THE DAY BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST AFTER 5PM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR
THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS TO 20MPH
THIS EVENING BETWEEN 7PM AND 10PM WHEN THE COLD FRONT PASSES
THROUGH THE VALLEY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS LIKELY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.BLUEM.01/MSO