FNUS75 KMSO 051458
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR 40
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
858 AM MDT SUN MAY 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE POSITIONED ACROSS WESTERN MONTANA EXTENDING
INTO IDAHO WILL KEEP A NORTH TO EASTERLY WIND GRADIENT TODAY IN THE
MIXED LAYER. MUCH OF THE BURN SITE SHOULD EXPERIENCE TYPICAL DIURNAL
WINDS. THE AIRMASS IS FAIRLY DRY SO NOT EXPECTING ANY CLOUDS TO FORM AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE FAIRLY LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/SOUTHERLY BECOMING NORTHEAST MAINLY
                    TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE BURN. WIND SPEEDS 7-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/SOUTHERLY 6-9 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    NORTHEAST WINDS 2-4 MPH BY 2100.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER/NOBLE
REQUESTED BY...DAN FOGLEMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130505.BEAR4.01/MSO