FNUS75 KMSO 121343
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY DOUGLAS F9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
743 AM MDT SAT MAY 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OVER THE FIRE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. INVERSIONS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN EACH
NIGHT AND POOR RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN AN ISSUE. LATE DAY MIXING IS
EXPECTED WHICH IS WHEN YOU WILL SEE YOUR LOWEST HUMIDITIES. WINDS
WILL BE DIURNALLY/TERRAIN DRIVEN AND MID LEVEL WINDS ARE WEAK SO
HIGHEST GUSTS SHOULD BE 12 MPH OR LESS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 AT IGNITION...8-12 PERCENT MINIMUM.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 5-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (MDT)      12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P
SKY (%).........11  11  11  11  11  11  11  11  11  11  11  11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............47  52  54  56  60  64  62  60  58  54  49  46
RH..............25  25  25  20  17  11  13  15  20  26  33  37
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  S   S   S   E   E   E
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   4   6   6   6   6   5   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.8   8   8   10  12  12  12  10  5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 5-8 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ALBRITTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.MURRA.01/MSO