FNUS75 KMSO 131556
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FITNESS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
956 AM MDT SUN MAY 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 PDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH MONDAY. THE
NORTH ASPECT OF THE BURN SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES A LITTLE COOLER
AND RHS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THE RED RIVER RAWS. EXPECT DIURNAL
SLOPE WINDS AND LIGHT WINDS ON THE RIDGES. INVERSIONS WILL SET UP
OVERNIGHT WITH POOR RH RECOVERIES EXPECTED ON MIDSLOPES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 AT IGNITION...75-80 AFTER 1300.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 AT IGNITION...14-19 PERCENT AFTER 1300.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...J  PAPPANI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120513.FITNE.01/MSO