FNUS75 KMSO 110956
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GATEWAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
356 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE DAY WITH SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTY WINDS FROM SHOWERS MAY IMPACT THE
BURN SITE IN THE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE BURN SITE
IN THE EVENING AFTER 6PM. WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 20 MPH WITH THE
FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONT...RAIN WILL WET THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH WITH COLD
                    FRONT DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...WARREN APPELHANS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.GATEW.01/MSO