FNUS75 KMSO 201804
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAFFIN  1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1204 PM MDT FRI APR 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL TREND MUCH DRIER AS A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. WINDS UNDER THE RIDGE WILL
BE THEIR WEAKEST ON SUNDAY. AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
INCREASE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. RECENTLY THE FORECAST CHANGED FROM A
COLD FRONT AND WET PERIOD STARTING TUESDAY TO AN EXTENDED DRY
PERIOD...PERHAPS THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 45-55. HIGHS 75-85. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 45-55. HIGHS 76-86. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 43-53. HIGHS
69-79. VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...JACQUIE PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120422.CHAFF.01/MSO