FNUS75 KMSO 031443
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHOOL POINT ALPHA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
843 AM MDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SUPPORT AN UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE TODAY ALONG WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS.  WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    MIXED.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH...INCREASING TO 7-15 MPH BY LATE
                    MORNING.  GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE VICINITY OF
                    SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH AND GUSTY BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL THIS EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DEMOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.SCHOO.01/MSO