FNUS75 KMSO 041520
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZING SADDLES 252
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
920 AM MDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL ALLOW WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER RHS TODAY. DECREASED WINDS ALOFT WILL KEEP
WINDS LIGHTER NEAR THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON. CLEARING SKIES
TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD COOLING AND RH RECOVERY. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE
THURSDAY. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE IN THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY
PRECIPITATION CHANCES AFTER 1600. WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE
SOUTHWEST LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONTAL PASSAGE
THURSDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 11
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.BLAZI.01/MSO