FNUS75 KMSO 181708
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING MINK UNIT 29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1108 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 MID AFTERNOON.  IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE UNIT AROUND 2 P.M. AND HELP FURTHER FOCUS THE SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS WELL AS PRODUCE A BURST OF WINDS.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD RETURN WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS QUICKLY DEVELOPING INTO EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.  CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.  BRIEF
                    HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS
                    POSSIBLE WITH STORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 TOP TO 68 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-8 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY
                    2 P.M.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SPRINKLES POSSIBLE IN THE
                    MORNING.  BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 TOP TO 65 BOTTOM
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4-9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...TONY LUBKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.SPRIN.01/MSO