FNUS75 KMSO 161655 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR WISCONSIN CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1055 AM MDT MON APR 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. IN ADVANCE OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM...DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL TODAY WITH WINDS GENERALLY FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING BECOMING MORE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT. IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS WITH THE COLD FRONT SHOULD BE MORE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. AS SUCH...THE CHANCE OF RECEIVING 0.10 INCH OF PRECIPITATION IS RELATIVELY LOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. INCREASING CLOUDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-52. MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING AFTER 10 PM...CHANGING TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-35. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...BAUCK REQUESTED BY...DOUG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120416.WISCO.01/MSO