FNUS75 KMSO 081400 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR K UNIT 17 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 800 AM MDT WED SEP 8 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RADAR FROM YOUR SITE SOUTH IS SHOWING PERSISTENT VERY LIGHT SHOWERS...SO YOU MAY SEE A FEW OF THESE PASS THROUGH THE DAY. MORE CONSISTENT RAIN PRODUCERS SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 1600 HOURS. ALTHOUGH LOW TEMPERATURES WERE UNSEASONABLY WARM OVERNIGHT...CLOUD COVER OVER THE DISTRICT TODAY SHOULD KEEP MAXIMUM TEMPS COOL. MODERATE RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED AFTER 0300 HOURS THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL BE WIDESPREAD THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57 TO 61. RH..................MIN 37 TO 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2-5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................80 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42-47. RH..................MIN 86-91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DEROSA/RPN REQUESTED BY...DAVID FOX TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100908.KUNIT.01/MSO