FNUS75 KMSO 201605
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1005 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...SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. LOW PRESSURE
ENTERING THE WEST COAST WILL INCREASE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND PRODUCE
AN INCREASE IN EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS ON THE RIDGES AND OVER THE GARDEN
CREEK BURN THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT AN INCREASE IN CUMULUS CLOUDS AFTER 1300.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4-8 MPH AFTER 1200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1300.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.GARDE.01/MSO