FNUS75 KMSO 211358 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR TUJO HELO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 758 AM MDT SAT MAY 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A MOIST ATMOSPHERE WITH WEAK INSTABILITY OVER THE BURN AREA WILL PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERS DURING THE HEATING OF THE DAY AFTER 1400. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND BRING AN INCREASE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. EXPECT HIGHER RHS ON SUNDAY WITH MOISTURE LINGERING OVER THE REGION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 1400. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-70. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RPN REQUESTED BY...BOB DERLETH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110521.TUJOH.02/MSO