FNUS75 KMSO 161715 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1115 AM MDT FRI APR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON APRIL 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT A LITTLE WARMER AND DRIER TODAY UNDER CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. PRECIP CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 1-3 MPH BECOMING EAST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42. MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...THEN SOUTH 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WHITMORE REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100416.GARDE.01/MSO