FNUS75 KMSO 231450
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAFFIN  1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
850 AM MDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BITTERROOT
REGION. CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING AGAIN THIS MORNING WITH ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...AFFECTING TEMPS AND HUMIDITIES.
THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IMPACTING THE BURN TODAY
BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. WATCH FOR
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THIS MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS UP
                    TO 25 MPH FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...JACQUIE PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.CHAFF.01/MSO