FNUS75 KMSO 231738
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST KOOTENAI JUNCTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1138 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.

...WATCH FOR GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS FROM NEARBY STORMS...

.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.

.CONDITIONS AT IGNITION (1200 MDT)...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........64-65.
HUMIDITY............40-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 1-3 MPH.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...RAYMOND FLANAGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.WESTK.01/MSO