FNUS75 KMSO 021544 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERRY BLOWDOWN 2 3 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 944 AM MDT SAT MAY 2 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE TODAY...BUT YOU SHOULD SEE QUITE A BIT OF SUN THROUGH MIDDAY. EXPECT CONDITIONS JUST A BIT WARMER AND DRIER THAN YESTERDAY. WINDS WILL BE TRICKY WITH YOUR WEST ASPECT...AS THEY WILL BE GENERALLY OUT OF THE EAST TODAY. YOUR LOCATION WILL BE SOMEWHAT SHELTERED FROM THIS DIRECTION...BUT WINDS COULD STILL GET GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THIS EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH 2-5 MPH AFTER DARK. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WHITMORE REQUESTED BY...NED WINEBRENNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090502.CHERR.01/MSO