FNUS75 KMSO 231547
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRISTOW 18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
947 AM MDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION... ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL BE
INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON UNDER A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. CONDITIONS
FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
NORTHWEST MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON...POTENTIALLY IMPACTING THE BURN
SITE. WATCH FOR GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS FROM NEARBY STORMS.

.CONDITIONS AT IGNITION (1000 MDT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........63-65.
HUMIDITY............37-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
                    AFTER 1400 MDT...SOUTH 3-6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    THIS EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...NIKIA HERNANDEZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.BRIST.01/MSO