FNUS75 KMSO 150048 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYES CREEK RX UNIT C NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 648 PM MDT MON MAY 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT PASSAGE IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM THE WEST AND BECOME GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOONS...ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY. THE LOCATION OF THE BURN MAY LEAD TO SOME ERRATIC WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO THE POSITION OF A DRAINAGE TO YOUR NORTH AND SOUTH. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY UNSTABLE BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BUT WITH WINDS INCREASING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THIS DAY WILL LIKELY SEE BETTER DISPERSION. THERE IS AN ISOLATED CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH CURRENTLY EXPECT MOST THE ACTIVITY TO REMAIN TO YOUR SOUTHEAST. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PALLISTER/ROBINSON REQUESTED BY...JACQUIE PARKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120515.HAYES.01/MSO