FNUS75 KMSO 111346
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST FUELS 115
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
746 AM MDT WED MAY 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINATE
FEATURE TODAY CAUSING CLEAR AND WARM CONDITIONS. TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL SWING THROUGH NORTHWEST
MONTANA. THIS FEATURE WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AND
PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...JEFF MUENSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.FORES.01/MSO