FNUS75 KMSO 231632
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY PINE B
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1032 AM MDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 (1300 MDT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........70-72.
HUMIDITY............25-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH. GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1400 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    NORTH 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...LINDA HUBBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.ROCKY.01/MSO