FNUS75 KMSO 051610
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCGINNIS CABIN 5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1010 AM MDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AND BE THE MAIN
FEATURE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CROSS THE
SITE UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON...BETWEEN 1300-1500. AS THIS TIME
NEARS...EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND INCREASE
IN SPEED. STRONGER GUSTS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT ESPECIALLY WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. CWR WILL INCREASE AS WELL...BUT ERRATIC AND
GUSTY WINDS WITH THE FRONT WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST  4-8 MPH AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    10-15 MPH OUT OF THE WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...RICHARD GRIFFIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.MCGIN.01/MSO