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SPOT FORECAST FOR ARCHIBALD 1   2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
930 AM MDT THU MAY 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BE MOVING THROUGH YOUR
FIRE THIS MORNING CAUSING RAIN AND POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORMS. YOUR
FIRE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE A WETTING RAIN. THIS FEATURE WILL MOVE
OUT BY LATE MORNING...BUT THIS AFTERNOON THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
BECOME UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF
CONVECTION. ON FRIDAY...ANOTHER BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL SWING
THROUGH YOUR FIRE DURING THE LATE MORNING CAUSING GUSTY
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BURNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130509.ARCHI.01/MSO