FNUS75 KMSO 081630
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO GULCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1030 AM MDT WED SEP 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND INCREASINGLY MOIST AIR MASS
WILL MOVE OVER THE UNIT LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.  THE AIR MASS
WILL ALSO COOL INTO THURSDAY.   WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT FLOW ALOFT...
SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.  GUST TO 20 MPH NEAR
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO ABOVE 7000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO ABOVE 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...B  LUEKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100908.BUFFA.02/MSO