FNUS75 KMSO 141701
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWC  1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1101 AM MDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 MDT 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. THE
NORTH ASPECT OF THE BURN SHOULD ALLOW SHELTERING FROM THE
INCREASED WINDS. RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 AT IGNITION...AFTER 1300 76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 AT IGNITION...AFTER 1300 11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...TONY LUBKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120514.SWC1_.01/MSO