FNUS75 KMSO 050142 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR MCGINNIS CABIN 5 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 742 PM MDT WED MAY 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1945 MDT ON MAY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL BE SWINGING THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT YOUR FIRE WILL SEE PRIMARILY MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. THE CURRENT TIMING OF THE FRONT IS AROUND MID AFTERNOON. THE BURN SIGHT COULD SEE PRECIPITATION...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-13 MPH AROUND MID AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...NED WINEBRENNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110504.MCGIN.03/MSO