FNUS75 KMSO 091509
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCHTOWN FACE 108
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
909 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 CONTINUE TO MOVE BY YOUR
FIRE THIS MORNING WITH THE BEST INSTABILITY JUST EAST OF THE SPOT.
YOUR FIRE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE A LIGHT SHOWER THIS MORNING. THIS
AFTERNOON THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME UNSTABLE TO ALLOW FOR THE
REDEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION. ON FRIDAY...ANOTHER BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN MONTANA CAUSING GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS.
THESE WINDS APPEAR TO REACH YOUR FIRE AROUND LATE MORNING/EARLY
AFTERNOON TIME FRAME. THIS FRONT WILL HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON
TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 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.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING EAST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    15 MPH BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130509.FRENC.01/MSO