FNUS75 KMSO 221748 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR HARTMAN RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1148 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BREAKING DOWN TODAY. AS A RESULT...WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE INCREASING. WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED TODAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO VALUES EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING OVER THE REGION OFFERING A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH AFTER 3PM PDT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6-8 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090422.HARTM.01/MSO