FNUS75 KMSO 101331
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR EMB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
731 AM MDT FRI MAY 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO REMAIN OVER WESTERN
MONTANA TODAY, WITH AN EASTERLY GRADIENT KEEPING WINDS OUT OF THE EAST
FOR MOST OF THE DAY. WHILE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT IN
GENERAL, GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE BURN, SOME FUNNELING/CHANNELING
THROUGH THE CANYON COULD CAUSE PERIODS OF STRONGER EAST WINDS
THAN GIVEN IN FORECAST BELOW. CUMULUS WILL GROW THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON WITH THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THROUGH
THIS EVENING. EXPECT THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WITH THE THREAT FOR STORMS INCREASING ON
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP OF UNIT: 76-81.
                    BOTTOM OF UNIT: 80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP: 15-20 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM: 19-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 6-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....TOP: 43-48.
                    BOTTOM: 46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........TOP: 65-69 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM: 80-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP: 74-79.
                    BOTTOM: 81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP: 18-24 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM: 26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2-4 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...RYAN BUTLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130510.COUGA.01/MSO