FNUS75 KMSO 191643
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NRD DIXON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1043 AM MDT THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE MORNING AS THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF WEAK PACIFIC DISTURBANCES
MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES REGION THIS WEEK. THE AIR MASS
WILL MIX DURING THE AFTERNOON FOR SOME INCREASE IN WINDS BOTH TODAY
AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THERE IS NOT MUCH CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2-5 MPH THIS MORNING. BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH BECOMING 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.NRDDI.01/MSO