FNUS75 KMSO 041535
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KEITH WOLF  2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
935 AM MDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 05.
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 AT THE LOW
LEVELS. 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.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-6 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.....BOTTOM 54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-11 WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...LORIE COTTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.KEITH.01/MSO