FNUS75 KMSO 051554
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY HILLS 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
954 AM MDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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...AFTER 1700. 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY...HIGH CLOUDS BUILDING THROUGHOUT
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 59-62.
RH..................37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING WEST 15-20 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31-34.
RH..................MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
RH..................MIN 26-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.ROCKY.01/MSO