FNUS75 KMSO 191821
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUSE RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1221 PM MDT WED MAY 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1202 MDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY
WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY WINDS. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO EFFECT THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT AFTER 2000 THEN SWITCH TO THE
WEST AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY AFTER 0600. RAIN IS LIKELY
AFTER 0600 THEN WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON BEHIND
FRONTAL PASSAGE. EXPECT MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 2000...THEN RAIN AFTER
                    0400 THURSDAY.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...BARRY DUMAW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100519.SOUSE.01/MSO