FNUS75 KMSO 161459
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETTY ROCK  13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
859 AM MDT WED MAY 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE IS SHIFTING OFF TO THE EAST TODAY ALLOWING
SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. WINDS SHOULD BE GUSTY
THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.  DUE TO THE
LOCATION OF THE FIRE IN THE DRAINAGE...WIND DIRECTIONS COULD BE
VARIABLE THIS AFTERNOON AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS ON THE FIRE.
THE COOL AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE REGION TONIGHT ON INTO
THURSDAY CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO DROP AROUND 10 DEGREES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 80-85. TOP 73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH ESPECIALLY AT RIDGE TOP THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 70-75 PERCENT. TOP 55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 65-70. TOP 60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 23-28 PERCENT. TOP 30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DEWEY ARNOLD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.PETTY.03/MSO