FNUS75 KMSO 091027
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK FISH 60
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
427 AM MDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL BE SWINGING THROUGH THE REGION
LATER TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE
ANTICIPATED FOR THE REGION TODAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AROUND
11AM...BUT THE STRONG GUSTS DO NOT APPEAR TO REACH YOUR FIRE UNTIL
EARLY AFTERNOON (AROUND 1PM). IT APPEARS THAT YOUR FIRE WILL BE
SHELTERED FROM THE STRONGEST OF WINDS...BUT CONDITIONS SHOULD STILL
BE BREEZY. THE GUSTS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING...BUT
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH OUT THE NIGHT. GUSTY
WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO RETURN BY LATE MORNING ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........AFTER 12PM SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-110 MPH. GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ANDY BIDWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.SOUTH.01/MSO