FNUS75 KMSO 241735
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARCEAU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1135 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE BURN IN THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS AS SHOWERS BEGIN TO DEVELOP TO YOUR WEST.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH THE BEST TIMING BETWEEN 1500 AND 2100 MDT. WINDS
WILL BECOME A BIT GUSTY AND ERRATIC...ESPECIALLY AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND(20 FT).........SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 8-11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-7 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    1-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.GARCE.01/MSO