FNUS75 KMSO 151856
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LT FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1256 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1305 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO
MONDAY. WINDS WILL PICK UP SLIGHTLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE APPEARS TO BE LOW ENOUGH THAT
IT WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THERMAL BELT DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
FRONT WILL BE DRY BUT WINDS WILL BE GUSTY WITH ITS INITIAL
PASSAGE. THE FRONT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RHS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...WARREN APPELHANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.LTFIR.01/MSO