FNUS75 KMSO 111744
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TROY AIRPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1144 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...CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING AND
INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE AFTERNOON WILL BE SIMILAR TO
YESTERDAYS VALUES. LOTS OF HIGH CLOUDS...WARM TEMPERATURES...BUT
SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES. THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSION IS NOT
EXPECTED TO MIX OUT UNTIL MID-AFTERNOON. THEN CONDITIONS WILL
CHANGE QUICKLY AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 1600-1800
MDT...WHEN THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS
COME INTO PLAY.

.CONDITIONS AT IGNITION 1200 MDT...

SKY/WEATHER.........LOTS OF HIGH CLOUDS...FILTERED SUNSHINE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........57-59.
HUMIDITY............35-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH.

.REMAINDER OF AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........THICKENING CLOUDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
                    AFTER 1600 MDT...CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
                    AFTER 1600 MDT...SOUTHEAST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH. WATCH FOR GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WITH
                    LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...VICKI STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.TROYA.01/MSO