FNUS75 KMSO 201509
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
909 AM MDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN TODAY. LOW PRESSURE
ENTERING THE WEST COAST WILL INCREASE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND PRODUCE
AN INCREASE IN EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS ON THE RIDGES THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECT AN INCREASE IN CUMULUS CLOUDS AFTER 1300.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING CUMULUS CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN CLEARING AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1100.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...BRENDON MULLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.BASIN.01/MSO