FNUS75 KMSO 021830 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR REVAIS CR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1230 PM MDT MON MAY 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL KEEP WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS AND SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE LATE TONIGHT. LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS EVENING...BUT THE BEST CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN WILL BE JUST AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH TUESDAY. TUESDAY WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 10 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................80 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11-13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110502.REVAI.01/MSO