FNUS75 KMSO 111428
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAYO MIDDLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
828 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THICK HIGH CLOUDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA TODAY...
EFFECTIVELY SLOWING THE HEATING AND DRYING OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
CUMULUS BUILD UPS SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE BURN LATE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE
BURN AFTER AROUND 5PM. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GROW MORE
NUMEROUS DURING THE EVENING...AFFECTING THE BURN THROUGH MUCH OF THE
NIGHT WITH MORE THAN A WETTING RAIN EXPECTED. IN ADDITION A PERIOD OF
GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING
BETWEEN 7PM AND 9PM...IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
ANTICIPATED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EAST WINDS 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY
                    EVENING.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
                    LIKELY BETWEEN 7PM AND 9PM WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
                    ADDITIONAL GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS LIKELY NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...LORIE COTTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.MAYOM.01/MSO