FNUS75 KMSO 141552
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER GULCH RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
952 AM MDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AND VERY LIGHT WINDS ALOFT HAVE SHIFTED OVER
THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.  THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME
MARGINALLY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MORE UNSTABLE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. FEW AFTERNOON MODERATE
                    CUMULUS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST...OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE...TO 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST
                    3-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...IC BLOTKAMP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.ALDER.01/MSO