FNUS75 KMSO 151839
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY PINE K
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1239 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL CAUSE WINDS TO PICK UP FROM THE
WEST. WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 20 MPH WITH THE INITIAL FRONTAL
PASSAGE BETWEEN 1200 AND 1400. ANY CHANCE OF RAIN REMAINS MINIMAL
AND MAINLY WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE ACHIEVED JUST BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT AND THEN
STAY STEADY FOR THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 AT IGNITION. 80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 AT IGNITION. 23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...JENI RAMONDELLI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120516.ROCKY.01/MSO