FNUS75 KMSO 181642 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR KEYPOLE SALVAGE 41 141 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1042 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EASTWARD AS TUESDAYS SYSTEM APPROACHES. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON OTHERWISE CONDITIONS WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WIND IN THE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT PASSING TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BRING INCREASED HUMIDITIES...CLOUD COVER AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. INTERMITTENT SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER REQUESTED BY...BOBBIE BENNETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090518.KEYPO.01/MSO