FNUS75 KMSO 241643 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR CAT CK RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1043 AM MDT THU JUN 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON JUNE 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REGION WILL BRING THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY BRINGING MORE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY...FOR A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...HAHNKAMP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100624.CATCK.01/MSO