FNUS75 KMSO 081609 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER GULCH RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1009 AM MDT SAT MAY 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE OVER WASHINGTON AND OREGON TODAY WILL MOVE ACROSS MONTANA THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL BEING INCREASING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY ANY SHOWERS THAT APPROACH THE BURN...ESPECIALLY TODAY. MIXING AND DISPERSION WILL BE GOOD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500 HOURS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO WEST 5-10 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO WEST 2-5 MPH INCREASING TO 5-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10-15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GIBSON REQUESTED BY...IC BLOTKAMP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100508.ALDER.01/MSO