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SPOT FORECAST FOR JOHN 40
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
744 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE OVERNIGHT WILL LEAVE THE
BURN AREA WITH HIGHER RHS TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. CLEARING IN THE
CLOUD COVER SHOULD LAST UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON WHEN ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHOWERS START TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. SHOWERS HAVE ALREADY
DEVELOPED OVER EASTERN OREGON HOWEVER THESE ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTH OF THE BURN SITE. THE BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN COMES WITH
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AFTER 1400 PDT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN THUNDERSTORMS IN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78...58-63 AT IGNITION.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT...45-50 PERCENT AT IGNITION.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-6 MPH. GUSTS 15-25 MPH NEAR
    THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...DAN FOGLEMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.JOHN4.01/MSO