FNUS75 KMSO 091649
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POLAR ICE 13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1049 AM MDT THU MAY 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1035 PDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
DOMINANT FEATURE OVER YOUR FIRE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME UNSTABLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ALLOWING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FEW SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS NEAR
YOUR FIRE. YOUR FIRE SHOULD ALSO SEE NORTHERLY WINDS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130509.POLAR.01/MSO