FNUS75 KMSO 181601
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTURE 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1001 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 SHOULD MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND HELP FURTHER CONCENTRATE THE CONVECTION.
A VERY MOIST AIR MASS AND ADDITIONAL ENERGY FROM AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER
SYSTEM SHOULD PRODUCE MORE SHOWERS INTO TONIGHT.  WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
SHOULD RETURN WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY AFTER
                    1 P.M.  THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...
                    BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6-12 MPH BY MID DAY...THEN BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
                    10-15 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 2 P.M.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.  A FEW SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...CHAD BURNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.MONTU.01/MSO