FNUS75 KMSO 181526 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR KELLYS EAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 926 AM MDT TUE MAY 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 WILL MOVE ACROSS THIS UNIT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 P.M. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD RETURN WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF A SPRINKLE OR VERY LIGHT RAIN SHOWER THIS MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 1 P.M. CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN 1 P.M. AND 3 P.M. WITH SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 11-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO ABOVE 5000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF A MORNING SPRINKLE. CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-67. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BAUCK REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100518.KELLY.01/MSO