FNUS75 KMSO 271746
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FINLEY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1146 AM MDT TUE OCT 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON OCTOBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS MOVING THROUGH WESTERN
MONTANA. THIS LOW WILL KICK OFF SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE.

UNSTABLE AIR WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
BELOW NORMAL WITH HIGHS STRUGGLING TO REACH THE 40S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091027.NORTH.01/MSO