FNUS75 KMSO 201555 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAIN OF LAKES 3A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 955 AM MDT TUE APR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH WAS FORECAST TO BRING SHOWERS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY AND TOMORROW HAS SLOWED CONSIDERABLY. AS SUCH...EXPECT ONLY A FEW HIGH CLOUDS AND EAST WINDS OVER THE BURN TODAY AND TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT WARMER OVERNIGHT DUE TO LIGHT EAST WINDS PERSISTING WELL INTO THE NIGHT. TOMORROW CLOUDS WILL INCREASE WITH SOME CUMULUS CLOUDS LIKELY TO DEVELOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY APPEAR TO STAY EAST OF THE BURN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2-4 MPH INCREASING 7-14 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3-6 MPH...INCREASING 8-15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DICKERSON REQUESTED BY...CHAD BURNETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.CHAIN.01/MSO