FNUS75 KMSO 051340
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SECOND CREEK HFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
740 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 BE THE PRESENT FEATURE
FOR THE START OF THE DAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.
THE FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CROSS THE SITE UNTIL THIS
AFTERNOON...AROUND 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
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 65-68.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 8-10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO
                    12-17 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-39.
RH..................MAX 87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AT 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...BOB DERLETH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.SECON.01/MSO