FNUS75 KMSO 161441
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYES CREEK D3   D2 UNITS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
841 AM MDT FRI APR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS TODAY UNDER
THE CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. SURFACE GRADIENT WILL STILL BE
PREDOMINANTLY EAST...BUT EXPECT WINDS MORE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST
THIS AFTERNOON...AND SHOWING AN INCREASE MID AFTERNOON. CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY CHANCE OF LIGHT
SHOWERS AND A LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 AT IGNITION...MAX 63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 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.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-3 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...KELLY MCKEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100416.HAYES.01/MSO