FNUS75 KMSO 212314 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR MCGINNIS CABIN 5- AFTERNOON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 514 PM MDT WED APR 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1645 MDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION INCREASE WINDS THIS EVENING OVER THE AREA STARTING BETWEEN 1800 AND 2000 MDT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL REMAIN SMALL FOR TONIGHT BUT INCREASE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. COOLER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AS WELL HELPING TO INCREASE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-14 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 2-5 AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN REQUESTED BY...DAVE FARMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100421.MCGIN.02/MSO