FNUS75 KMSO 211657
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BARTON GULCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1057 AM MDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW IN SOUTHCENTRAL IDAHO WILL CONTINUE TO USHER
IN CLOUDS INTO THE REGION TODAY...RESULTING IN HIGHER RHS. EXPECT
WARM CONDITIONS. INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR RAIN SHOWERS AND A POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM FROM
1400-2000. PIECES OF ENERGY WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND THE LOW
THROUGH THURSDAY AND PRODUCE A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AND
WETTING RAINS THURSDAY.

NOTE: THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...KIPPER BLOTKAMP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100421.BARTO.01/MSO