FNUS75 KMSO 270021
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT PINKHAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
621 PM MDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1830 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR
TWO. TOMORROW STILL LOOKS TO BE A WINDY DAY. THE APPROACH OF A
COLD FRONT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO MIX EVEN INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO NEAR 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE,
ESPECIALLY NEAR RIDGE TOPS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AS EARLY
AS 1100 TO 1200 MDT ON SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING DECREASING AND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    3-5 MPH AFTER 2000 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL BECOMING 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...HAROLD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.FORTP.01/MSO