FNUS75 KMSO 041638
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCGINNIS CABIN 5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1038 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 TODAY WILL ALLOW FOR
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES. DECREASED WINDS ALOFT
WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHTER THAN WINDS EXPERIENCED THE PAST COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE KEY WILL BE THURSDAYS CONDITIONS...WHICH WILL BEGIN FAIR
WITH PLENTY OF SUN AND STAYING DRY TO START. HOWEVER...HIGH CLOUDS
WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST BY LATE MORNING. MOSTLY
CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED OVER THE SITE BY LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...SIGNALING THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL
BECOME GUSTY AND SOMEWHAT ERRATIC DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THE
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH CLOUDS INCREASING
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 57-60.
RH..................43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 5-7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BY SUNSET.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........STARTING MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-62.
RH..................MIN 29-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10-14 MPH
                    AND GUSTY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS PFISTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.MCGIN.02/MSO