FNUS75 KMSO 191640
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSHOPPER RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1040 AM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY PASSING THROUGH
NORTHWEST MONTANA AND JUST ARRIVING TO WEST CENTRAL IDAHO WILL
CONTINUE ITS EASTERLY PROGRESSION TODAY. A RAPIDLY INCREASING
PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD AND WITH THE FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS
LATE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THE
FRONT PASSES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO
                    18-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9-19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...DILLON DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.GRASS.01/MSO