FNUS75 KMSO 191454 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYES CREEK D4 D5 UNIT B NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 854 AM MDT MON APR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME BETTER MIXED TODAY AND THUS SOME BREEZY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. DRAINAGE WINDS WILL BE A BIT STRONGER OVERNIGHT BUT STILL LESS THAN 10 MPH. ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TUESDAY LEADING TO A CHANCE FOR SOME HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON. BUT PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED WITH THESE STORMS AND THUS THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL EXIST LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH BY DAWN. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-6 MPH INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DICKERSON REQUESTED BY...TONY LUBKE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100419.HAYES.01/MSO