FNUS75 KMSO 081808
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POLAR ICE 12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1208 PM MDT WED MAY 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1150 PDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE OVER THE BURN AREA
RESULTING IN WARM, DRY CONDITIONS WITH DIURNALLY, TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS. A WEAK NIGHTTIME INVERSION MAY SET UP HOWEVER TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN WARM AND HUMIDITY READINGS NOT RECOVER NEARLY AS WELL AS
IN PAST NIGHTS. CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY WILL BE QUITE SIMILAR TO THOSE
EXPERIENCED TODAY. HOWEVER A LITTLE BIT MORE UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE
SHOULD PRODUCE A FEW MORE CUMULUS CLOUDS AND BRING A VERY SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR AN AFTERNOON SHOWER AND/OR THUNDERSTORM. BUT PRECIPITATION
WILL BE LIMITED AND LIKELY LITTLE MORE THAN TRACE AMOUNTS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130508.POLAR.01/MSO