FNUS75 KMSO 271606
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST FORK LITTLE SHEEP CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1006 AM MDT SAT APR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BURN SITE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AND REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY. CWR WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY AS
WELL...AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.
HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-12 MPH BECOMING WEST 12-17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-13 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...DILLON DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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