Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZING SADDLES UNIT 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1017 AM MDT WED MAY 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL REMAIN HIGH AND THIN THROUGH MUCH OF THE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO THICKEN UP AND
LOWER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS TODAY WILL BE GENERALLY
LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW ALTHOUGH THE PROBABILITY OF A WETTING RAIN IS FAIRLY LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH THIN CLOUDS THROUGH THE MORNING.
                    CLOUDS WILL LOWER AND THICKEN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 62.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...BECOMING 5000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

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 RH..............78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN RH..............38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130515.BLAZI.02/MSO














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