FNUS75 KMSO 081718
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEON HALL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1018 AM MST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH EASTERN
WASHINGTON..BUT INCREASE CLOUDS AND SOME LIGHT SHOWERS COULD
AFFECT YOUR FIRE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS YOUR AREA THIS EVENING GIVING THE BEST CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START OFF AS RAIN THEN
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. A COLD AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN
OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.LEONH.01/MSO