FNUS75 KMSO 142047
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY DOUGLAS F9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
247 PM MDT MON MAY 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA
THROUGH TUESDAY HOWEVER A FEW HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL START TO MOVE
IN. CONDITIONS TUESDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO MONDAY...HOWEVER
TUESDAY WILL BE MORE UNSTABLE ALLOWING WINDS TO INCREASE FROM THE
WEST. RH RECOVERIES SHOULD BE BETTER TUESDAY NIGHT DUE TO
INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. IT APPEARS THE DRAINAGE WAS SLOW TO
MIX TODAY WHICH KEPT THE LITTLE AVAILABLE MOISTURE IN PLACE. THIS
IS NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN TUESDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 AT IGNITION...AFTER 1400 72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 AT IGNITION...AFTER 1400 12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT THUNDERSTORMS
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ALBRITTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.MURRA.01/MSO