FNUS75 KMSO 211335 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY DOUGLAS F3 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 735 AM MDT WED APR 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION..UPPER LOW IN SOUTHCENTRAL IDAHO WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM CLOUDS AND MOISTURE NORTHWARD TODAY. EXPECT WARM CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN UNDER THIS SOUTHERLY FLOW BUT RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER UNDER INCREASING MOISTURE AND CLOUDS. INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PRODUCE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1400. A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THURSDAY. NOTE...THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS TODAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400. TEMPERATURE.........64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 9-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RPN REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ALBRITTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100421.MURRA.01/MSO