FNUS75 KMSO 091635
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHTRAP 315
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1035 AM MDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL DEVELOP BY THE MID
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. WINDS ON THE UPPER
ELEVATIONS OF THE UNIT WILL REMAIN A BIT BREEZY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
WHILE THE LOWER ELEVATION WIND WILL SUBSIDE A BIT. DESPITE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THURSDAY...CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN IS VERY LOW. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ONCE AGAIN ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER SLIGHTLY WEAKER THAN TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........BOTTOM...66 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
                    TOP...63 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................BOTTOM...37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
                    TOP...34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
                     IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH.
                     GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TOP...WINDS WEST AT 11 MPH AT IGNITION...
                     OTHERWISE WEST 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
                     THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........BOTTOM...MIN 36.
                    TOP...MIN 32.
RH..................BOTTOM...MAX 70 PERCENT.
                    TOP...MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...WEST WINDS 7-12 MPH...BECOMING
                     VARIABLE 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
                     20 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                    TOP...WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                     BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                     GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9-11 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...PFISTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.FISHT.01/MSO