FNUS75 KMSO 191454
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST  MARY S 30A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
854 AM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 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
AROUND NOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THE
FRONT PASSES THIS AFTERNOON. A WETTING RAIN FOR THE FIRE IS
POSSIBLE BUT NOT UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE VERY
GUSTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-8 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTER. HIGHER GUSTS OF 40 MPH
                    ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...JOHN WALTERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.STMAR.01/MSO