FNUS75 KMSO 151652
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIVE GRIMM SHEEP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1052 AM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BASED CURRENT CONDITIONS OFF THE ZONOLITE RAWS SINCE
NO OBSERVATION WAS INCLUDED WITH THE REQUEST. BURN SITE AND RAWS
LOCATIONS ON TOP OF RIDGE...EXPOSED TO FREE AIR WINDS.

A WARM RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST THROUGH
TONIGHT. LOW HUMIDITIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES...SIMILAR TO MONDAYS
CONDITIONS. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

.CONDITIONS AT IGNITION TIME 1130 MDT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    AFTER 1300 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH THIS EVENING. BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...JENI RAMONDELLI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.FIVEG.01/MSO