FNUS75 KMSO 041704
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN CK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1104 AM MDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL INFLUENCE WESTERN
MONTANA TODAY. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH MAINLY CUMULUS
CLOUDS OVER THE BURN AREA. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BY
EARLY AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS EXPECTED AFTER 1500. A PACIFIC
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL INFLUENCE THE BURN ARE OVERNIGHT BY PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS.

.TODAY..

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL AFTER 1400.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5-9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.GARDE.01/MSO