FNUS75 KMSO 231447
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY GULCH RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
847 AM MDT TUE APR 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE BURN SITE TODAY. CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW DEVELOPING DURING THE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DRY AND WARM ONCE AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY...WITH MIXING CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE EXPECTED TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR AT IGNITION...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 43.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    EAST 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46.
RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...DARRELL SCHULTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130423.DRYGU.01/MSO