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FNUS75 KMSO 121558
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAPTIAN JOHN NORTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
958 AM MDT TUE MAY 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON MAY 12. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PRECIPITATION AND 
GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE BURN AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. HIGH 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE PRESENT DURING 
THIS TIME. AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO MAINTAIN THE THREAT OF A 
LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO DURING THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN 
                    SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF 
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
CWR.................40 PERCENT. 
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 47. 
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 
                    WEST WINDS 15-25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5500 FT 
                    AGL. 
MIXING WINDS........WEST 35 MPH. 

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...MIKE VANDERPAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090512.CAPTI.01/MSO