FNUS75 KMSO 091712 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK FISH 60 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1112 AM MDT WED MAY 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 MDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT FORECAST IS THE ELIMINATION OF CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN FROM THE TONIGHT PERIOD. DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT TODAY AND TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS VARIABLE 3-6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING... BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...NICHOLE WOODS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120509.SOUTH.02/MSO