FNUS75 KMSO 150018
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZING SADDLES UNIT 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
618 PM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEDNESDAY WILL START OFF WITH MOST CLEAR SKIES BUT
CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE TO MOSTLY CLOUD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WILL BE MOSTLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN AT THE PROPOSED BURN SITE AND
THE SOUTH ASPECT WILL PROMOTE AN UPVALLEY/UPSLOPE WIND MOST OF THE DAY.
LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING WITH EVENING BETTER
CHANCES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.



.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING UPSLOPE/SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWNSLOPE WINDS 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...NED WINEBRENNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130515.BLAZI.01/MSO