FNUS75 KMSO 091447
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAME RANGE UNITS  11    14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
847 AM MDT THU APR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER YOUR FIRE EVEN
THOUGH A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILD OVER THE AREA. THIS
MOISTURE WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE CLOUD COVER. A DISTURBANCE IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT
AT THE MOMENT THIS FEATURE WILL CAUSE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS TO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY COMPARED
TO YESTERDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE DEW POINT SO RELATIVE
HUMIDITY SHOULD BE AROUND 5 DEGREES HIGHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BOBBIE BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090409.GAMER.01/MSO