FNUS75 KMSO 020514
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MELROSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1114 PM MDT SAT OCT 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2253 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN A PRETTY
UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER SOUTHWEST MONTANA FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CLOUDS INCREASING WITH SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15
                    MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-13 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...DON COPPLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111001.MELRO.01/MSO