FNUS75 KMSO 141758
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR AREA 51
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1158 AM MDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1215 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA
TODAY LIMITING MIXING. CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO
SUNDAY...HOWEVER TUESDAY WILL BE MORE UNSTABLE ALLOWING WINDS TO
INCREASE FROM THE WEST AND INCREASE THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 AT IGNITION...AFTER 1400 80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 AT IGNITION...AFTER 1400 14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120514.AREA5.01/MSO