FNUS75 KMSO 091042 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER PIPE F6 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 442 AM MDT WED MAY 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AROUND 0900 WITH PLENTY OF HIGH CLOUD COVER. COOL AIR WILL MOVE IN THIS MORNING CAUSING THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TO OCCUR EARLY WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH THE DAY. WIND WILL INCREASE THROUGH LATE MORNING WITH INCREASED GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND LOWERED CLOUD COVER. WIND IS EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE WITH THE UPCOMING SYSTEM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION. MAX 61. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION. MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6-9 MPH AT IGNITION... INCREASING TO 8-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER REQUESTED BY...JASON SUNELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120509.UPPER.02/MSO