FNUS75 KMSO 201800 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH WINCHESTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1200 PM MDT TUE APR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT 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 SOME NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT AN INCREASE IN CUMULUS CLOUDS AFTER 1300 WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR A THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-75. MIN HUMIDITY........29-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RPN REQUESTED BY...JEFF HANDLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100420.NORTH.02/MSO