FNUS75 KMSO 162314
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY PINE A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
514 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT CWR'S WILL REMAIN LOW. EXPECT CLOUD COVER TO HANG
AROUND FOR MOST OF THE DAY...WITH RH'S STAYING IN THE RANGE OF
MID 20S TO LOW 30S. THESE RH VALUES COULD LIKELY BE REACHED
EARLIER IN THE DAY (MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON) AS OPPOSED TO
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ONCE
AGAIN BE A FEATURE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HOWEVER THE
FULLY SHELTERED NATURE OF THE BURN SITE COULD KEEP THE STRONGER
GUSTS AT BAY. FRIDAY WILL BE MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHER RH'S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...LINDA HUBBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120517.ROCKY.01/MSO