FNUS75 KMSO 091553
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHOOL POINT DELTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
953 AM MDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA DURING THIS AFTERNOON.
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL DEVELOP BY THE MID
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. NEARBY SHOWERS
MAY CREATE ERRATIC WIND GUSTS FOR A SHORT WHILE. DESPITE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...IT IS UNLIKELY
THE BURN WILL RECEIVE MORE THAN A FEW SPRINKLES. THERE IS A SLIGHTLY
HIGHER CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...HOWEVER CONTINUED LOW
CHANCE CWR RAIN AMOUNTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-13 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID FOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.SCHOO.01/MSO