FNUS75 KMSO 152155 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR PETTY ROCK 13 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 355 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE MAJORITY OF WEDNESDAY SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE WARM AND DRY...THOUGH A BIT COOLER THAN DAYS PAST BUT STILL FAVORABLE FOR A BURN. BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST. CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON WILL BE UNSTABLE...WITH WINDS INCREASING FROM THE WEST AND CUMULUS DEVELOPING INTO THE EVENING. ANY CHANCE OF RAIN REMAINS MINIMAL AND MAINLY WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BURN AREA. EXPECT MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO REQUESTED BY...NICHOLE WOODS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.PETTY.01/MSO