FNUS75 KMSO 111915 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCARTNEY GARRISON RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 115 PM 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 CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY FEATURE OVER YOUR FIRE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SOME MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE OVER AREA BY TOMORROW. THE MOISTURE IN COMBINATION OF AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW SHOWERS AND POTENTIAL OF A THUNDERSTORM DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-6 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...DOUG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110511.MCCAR.01/MSO