FNUS75 KMSO 031656 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR READY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1056 AM MDT SUN OCT 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 PDT ON OCTOBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY WITH A FEW BREAKS THIS AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERS AFTER 1400...BUT THE MAJORITY OF SHOWERS WILL STAY JUST TO THE WEST IN NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. CLOUDS WILL PRODUCE SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES THAN YESTERDAY THUS SLIGHLTY HIGHER MIN RHS FROM SATURDAY. A SHOWER THAT DEVELOPS TODAY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1700. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........28-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................80 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RPN REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN HENDREN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101003.READY.01/MSO