FNUS75 KMSO 181321
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMP CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
721 AM MDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE
INTO THIS AFTERNOON.  IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE
UNIT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.   PREFRONTAL SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON AND THEN SHIFT WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
THE FIRST ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE AND THEN ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND WETTING RAIN
INTO THE EVENING.  WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD RETURN WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SPRINKLE OR LIGHT RAIN SHOWER LATER THIS
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS BY 2 P.M.   STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...
                    AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE WITH STORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TOP TO 66 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO 5 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY MID DAY.
                    WIND SHIFTING TO WEST 15-20 WITH GUSTS 30 MPH BETWEEN
                    2 AND 4 P.M.  STRONGER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY MID DAY.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...GREGORY CAMPBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.CAMPC.01/MSO