FNUS75 KMSO 111634
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PRINTERS 7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1034 AM MDT FRI MAY 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE WEEKEND WILL CAUSE A
WARMING AND DRYING TREND. EXPECT STRONG THERMAL BELTS OVERNIGHT
WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE MID-SLOPES. FREE WINDS ARE
LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNDER THE RIDGE...SO WINDS WILL BE DIURNALLY
DRIVEN TERRAIN WINDS AND SMOKE DISPERSION WILL BE POOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON..
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLE WOODS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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