FNUS75 KMSO 111554
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH CLARK EMB DRY CHERRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
954 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THICK HIGH CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY...
SLOWING THE WARMING AND DRYING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. CUMULUS BUILD UPS
WILL BECOME VISIBLE ON THE HORIZON THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE THREAT
FOR THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD NOT APPROACH THE BURN LOCATION UNTIL AFTER
4PM. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GROW MORE ABUNDANT THIS EVENING
WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS. A WIND SHIFT AND PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED
WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 7PM AND 10PM THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE BETWEEN 7PM AND 10PM THIS EVENING WITH
                    FRONTAL PASSAGE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...50 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...PFISTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.SOUTH.01/MSO