FNUS75 KMSO 281748
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED RIVER 81
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1148 AM MDT MON JUN 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE MONDAY. THIS
WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING INSTABILITY AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
TUESDAY AND WEDENSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. SOME STORMS
MAY BE STRONG TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL READINGS
BY WEDNESDAY WITH A RETURN TO BELOW NORMAL TEMPS THIS WEEKEND.

NOTE: WINDS ARE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-6 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...KRISTINA COX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100628.CROOK.01/MSO