FNUS75 KMSO 271321
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST FORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
721 AM MDT SAT APR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0725 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ELEMENT FOR THE
BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL
BRIEFLY GUST TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS
WILL EXIST THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WHEN A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. WETTING RAINS ARE LIKELY BY
MONDAY...HOWEVER CWR DOES BEGIN TO INCREASE STARTING SUNDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 66.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 20-25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 AFTER SUNSET. GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-9 MPH BECOMING WEST 12-18 MPH
                    GUSTING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...PAUL ROOSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130427.WESTF.01/MSO