FNUS75 KMSO 141441 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MOUNTAIN NORTH 7 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 841 AM MDT FRI MAY 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CONTINUES TODAY. ANY CURRENT CLOUD COVER SHOULD DISSIPATE AND BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...BUT AFTERNOON CLOUD BUILD-UP IS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WHILE VIRGA MAY DEVELOP FROM THE CLOUDS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THERE IS A VERY LOW CHANCE ANY OF THE SHOWERS WILL REACH THE GROUND AT THE SITE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........59-61 AT IGNITION...MAX 64-68. MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 20-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-45. MAX HUMIDITY........50-56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 6-8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO REQUESTED BY...R J MCDOLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100514.ELKMO.01/MSO