FNUS75 KMSO 181650
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSQUITO 21 22A 22B
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1050 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
         BOTTOM.....77-82.
         TOP........70-75
MIN HUMIDITY........
         BOTTOM.....19-24 PERCENT
         TOP........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BY MID
                    AFTERNOON MAINLY TOP OF FIRE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
         BOTTOM.....40-45
         TOP........45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........
         BOTTOM.....75-80 PERCENT.
         TOP........60-65 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING THEN VARIABLE 2-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 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.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...BOBBIE BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.MOSQU.01/MSO