FNUS75 KMSO 051407
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHOOL POINT ALPHA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
807 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 MOVE INTO THE REGION
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AFTER 1000 AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT WILL TURN WINDS TO THE WEST AFTER
1800. PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASE AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES
AROUND 1800 AND STRONGER WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. THERE WILL BE ABOUT A FIVE DEGREE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOWER AND UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 LOWER...60-65 UPPER.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT LOWER...18-23 UPPER.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DEMOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.SCHOO.01/MSO