FNUS75 KMSO 031608 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR GEZEL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1008 AM MDT WED JUN 3 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON JUNE 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SIMILAR CONDITIONS TODAY FROM TUESDAY...WITH A FEW DEGREES WARMING. BOUNDARY AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE/STORMS WILL STAY SOUTH OF THE FIRE...BUT SOME HIGH CLOUDS MAY DRIFT OVER THE FIRE LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING FROM THE CONVECTION TO THE SOUTH. WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN DIURNAL/TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. THURSDAY...THE BOUNDARY WILL CREEP FURTHER NORTH INCREASING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. ERRATIC WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN EXISTS WITH THURSDAYS STORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4-7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING THEN MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-7 MPH....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AFTER 2100 MDT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 5-7 MPH BECOMING EAST 9-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...MEAD REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090603.GEZEL.01/MSO