FNUS75 KMSO 271434 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN CR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 834 AM MDT WED APR 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE BURN DURING TODAY. SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE BURN. ANOTHER MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS ANTICIPATED FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST 5-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 50 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110427.GARDE.01/MSO