FNUS75 KMSO 141648
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR YAKUS   4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1048 AM MDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1050 PDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA
THROUGH TUESDAY. CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO
SUNDAY...HOWEVER TUESDAY WILL BE MORE UNSTABLE ALLOWING WINDS TO
INCREASE FROM THE WEST. EXPECT DIURNAL SLOPE WINDS AND
LIGHT WINDS AT RIDGE TOP TODAY. BETWEEN 1600 AND 1800 OCCASIONAL WIND
GUSTS OF 8-12 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL BE POSSIBLE. RH
RECOVERIES WILL BE SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 AT IGNITION...79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 AT IGNITION...12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8-12 MPH AFTER 1400.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...BRIANA LUEKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120514.YAKUS.01/MSO