FNUS75 KMSO 111713
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANT KOHRS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1113 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THICK HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER THE
BURN LOCATION...EFFECTIVELY SLOWING THE HEATING AND DRYING OF THE
ATMOSPHERE TODAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE UP VALLEY TODAY AND BECOME
A BIT BREEZY AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE BURN THIS EVENING...AFTER
AROUND 7PM AND CONTINUE TO THREATEN THROUGH THE EVENING. IN ADDITION
TO GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS...A PERIOD OF STRONGER
WINDS ALONG WITH A WIND SHIFT ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11PM AND 1AM
TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7-12 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 10PM WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE BETWEEN 11PM AND 1AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.GRANT.01/MSO