FNUS75 KMSO 042247
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK CRK NATURAL FUELS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
447 PM MDT SAT MAY 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN EXITING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL KEEP EASTERLY FLOW
PRESENT ACROSS THE BURN AREA SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. HOWEVER
WINDS WILL LIKELY BE A BIT LIGHTER THAN THOSE OBSERVED TODAY DUE
TO A GRADUAL RELAXATION IN THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE
NEXT TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. LIMITED CLOUD COVER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WILL LEAD TO HUMIDITY READINGS FALLING INTO THE 20 PERCENT RANGE
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL ECLIPSE THE 40
                    PERCENT THRESHOLD BETWEEN 11AM AND 12PM MDT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...MATT MARTENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130504.ELKCR.01/MSO