FNUS75 KMSO 191602 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR CLARK CANYON WILLOW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1002 AM MDT MON APR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH ONLY A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING WILL BE EXCELLENT TODAY WHICH SHOULD YIELD GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS...SUBSIDING DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TOMORROW LEADING TO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR HIGH BASED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER THE NEAR SURFACE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY AND THUS SOME GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN LATE AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36. MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/DOWN CANYON 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DICKERSON REQUESTED BY...GEORGE JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100419.CLARK.01/MSO