FNUS75 KMSO 181852
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG SHILLA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1252 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE
DOMINANT FEATURE TODAY. ONE OF TWO COLD FRONTS WILL SWING
THROUGH YOUR AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
THIS FRONT WILL BRING SOME RAIN TO YOUR FIRE. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED ALONG THE FRONT. A SECOND FRONT WILL
SWING THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WHICH
WILL ENHANCE THE RAIN AND WIND. THE REGION WILL REMAIN UNDER A
SHOWERY AND COOL PATTERN THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121018.BIGSH.01/MSO