FNUS75 KMSO 111714 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR GARCEAU NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1114 AM MDT WED MAY 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.....67-72. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110511.GARCE.01/MSO