FNUS75 KMSO 131459 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR LMR DITCHES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 859 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS DURING THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. SCATTERED SHOWERS...AND PERHAPS EVEN A LIGHTNING STRIKE OR TWO...WILL BE PRESENT DURING THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS COULD BRIEFLY INCREASE IN THE PRESENCE OF DYING SHOWERS. .TODAY... CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...DALE PFAU TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110413.LMRDI.01/MSO