FNUS75 KMSO 221548
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
948 AM MDT SUN APR 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PEAK MIXING...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR
LATE THIS AFTERNOON 4 TO 5 PM.  THIS AFTERNOON DURING PEAK MIXING
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...BUT THE WIND WILL
PREDOMINATELY GUST 12 TO 15 MPH. EXPECT VALLEY INVERSIONS TO FORM
OVERNIGHT WITH WEAK THERMAL BELTS. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS AND
SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE AREA MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH BECOMING 5-7 MPH. SOUTHWESTERLY
                    GUSTS 16-20 MPH AFTER 3 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........DOWNSLOPE 3 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON WESTERLY
                    GUSTS 15-18 MPH. ERRATIC WINDS IN THE VICINITY
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...JOY WILLIAMSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120422.BLUEM.01/MSO