FNUS75 KMSO 092020
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZING 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
220 PM MDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT NEAR THE BURN UNIT
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS AT THE TOP OF THE UNIT ARE LIKELY TO BE DIFFERENT
THAN THE REMAINDER OF THE UNIT ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL LIGHTEN UP
SIGNIFICANTLY AND BECOME MORE UNIFORM ACROSS THE UNIT ON FRIDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP...WINDS WEST AROUND 8 MPH AT IGNITION...
                      OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    BOTTOM...WINDS SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AT
                      IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........TOP...WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                      2-4 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                    BOTTOM...SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH...BECOMING
                      NORTH 2-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...CODY KURPIUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.BLAZI.01/MSO