FNUS75 KMSO 231705
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARCEAU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1105 AM MDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 (1200 MDT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........71-73.
HUMIDITY............35-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.GARCE.01/MSO