FNUS75 KMSO 241649
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOCCASIN 35
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1049 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE HAS INCREASED IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE
WHICH WILL LEAD TO HIGHER RHS THIS AFTERNOON COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY. WINDS SHOULD PICK UP AFTER 1300 FROM THE
SOUTHWEST...HOWEVER IT APPEARS THE LOCATION OF THE BURN WILL BE
SOMEWHAT SHELTERED FROM A SOUTHWEST WIND. THE CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AFTER 1500 THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY
WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1500.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH AT RIDGE TOP.
                    GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...USFS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.MOCCA.02/MSO