FNUS75 KMSO 201432
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAYES CREEK Z  D4  IN LIEU OF X1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
831 AM MDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN TODAY. LOW PRESSURE
ENTERING THE WEST COAST WILL INCREASE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND PRODUCE
AN INCREASE IN EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT AN INCREASE
IN CUMULUS CLOUDS AFTER 1300. INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE WILL INCREASE
WEDNESDAY TO PRODUCE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING WITH SOME CUMULUS CLOUD
                    DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 LWR SLP/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1200.
 UPR SLP/RIDGETOP...SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH AFTER 1000.  6-12 MPH AFTER 1300.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...JACQUIE PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.HAYES.01/MSO