FNUS75 KMSO 031553
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLSON  1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
953 AM MDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PLUME OF MOISTURE HAS MOVED OVER THE AREA CAUSING
INCREASED CLOUD COVER WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY COOLER
AND HUMIDITIES HIGHER.  YOUR FIRE SHOULD SEE SOME WESTERLY WINDS
BY MID AFTERNOON.  A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA
ON THURSDAY CAUSING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND. BUT A WARM FRONT
WILL BRING INCREASED CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION TO YOUR AREA BY LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FIRE HAS A FAIRLY GOOD CHANCE
OF SEEING A WETTING RAIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...LORIE COTTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.OLSON.03/MSO