FNUS75 KMSO 011359
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIGBY SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
759 AM MDT THU SEP 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0703 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MOSTLY CLOUDY...COOL...AND WET TODAY. EXPECT
MOUNTAINS TO BE OBSCURED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH SOME BREAKS
DEVELOPING TOWARDS EVENING. THUS...IFR OR LOWER FLYING CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY THROUGH 2 PM TODAY. A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN CEILING HEIGHTS IS
EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING HOURS. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AT RIDGE TOPS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
                    ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW LIKELY
                    ABOVE 7500 FEET THIS MORNING...WITH 1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL
                    INCHES OF SNOWFALL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 VALLEYS...40-45 AT RIDGE TOPS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH.
 RIDGE TOP..........WEST WINDS 15-25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH AT RIDGE TOPS.
 RIDGE TOP..........WEST WINDS 20-30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
 RIDGE TOP..........WEST WINDS 30-40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRUSDA
REQUESTED BY...KYLE JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110901.RIGBY.01/MSO