FNUS75 KMSO 151613 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR AUSTIN THINNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1013 AM MDT TUE JUN 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON JUNE 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...CLOUD COVER WILL MAINTAIN THROUGH THIS MORNING AND WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN THE COLD FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT UNTIL THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES AROUND 2100 PDT. RAIN WILL BECOME LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING INCREASING WIND GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE FRONT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................80 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100615.AUSTI.01/MSO