FNUS75 KMSO 171507
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAME RANGE  9  10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
907 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL INCREASE HIGH
CLOUDS OVER THE FIRE BY NOON. THE CLOUDS WILL THICKEN AND LOWER
LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
BEFORE THE RIDGE REBOUNDS AND DRYING MOVES BACK INTO THE REGION.
SLIGHT COOLER WITH SIMILAR HUMIDITIES EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER 1800 MDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING NEAR SHOWERS. WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    AFTER 2000 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EARLY
                    MORNING SHOWERS THROUGH 0900 MDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...BOBBIE BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.GAMER.01/MSO