FNUS75 KMSO 181749
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKWALL 2   15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1149 AM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD UPPER TROUGH AND RESIDUAL MID LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL KEEP MOUNTAIN CLOUDS NEAR THE FIRE TODAY WITH INCREASED WINDS THROUGH
THIS EVENING. DRIER MORE STABLE AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE
TONIGHT RESULTING IN LESS CLOUDS FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING.
WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN...RECOVERIES WILL BE MODERATE...VERY
SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT DESPITE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. SATURDAY
WILL SEE WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WITH DIURNALLY/TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8-10 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120518.BLACK.01/MSO