FNUS75 KMSO 112014
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETTY ROCK  6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
214 PM MDT THU OCT 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FRIDAY LOOKS TO BE SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER THEN
THURSDAY WAS. IN ADDITION...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AT THE RIDGE TOP TO 15 MPH. A SYSTEM FROM
THE PACIFIC WILL MOVE TOWARD THE BURN FRIDAY NIGHT...THE MAIN
EFFECT FOR THE BURN WILL BE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS...THERE IS A VERY
SMALL CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
BY MID DAY SATURDAY...THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE OF SOME RAIN...BUT
AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A WETTING RAIN. THERE WILL ALSO
BE A CHANCE OF RAIN ON SUNDAY...BUT THE BEST SHOT AT A WETTING
RAIN COMES MONDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO WESTERN MONTANA.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-11 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10-14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...DEWEY ARNOLD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121012.PETTY.01/MSO