FNUS75 KMSO 231744
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR DONLAN PENINSULA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1144 AM MDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY WARM AGAIN TODAY...BUT ATMOSPHERE IS REALLY
UNSTABLE. SO KEEP YOUR HEADS UP FOR DEVELOPING CONVECTION. THE
STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH BIG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY SHOWERS. EVEN
WITH THE INSTABILITY TODAY...SMOKE COULD BE AN ISSUE OVERNIGHT
WITH LITTLE TRANSPORT WIND AND INVERSIONS FORMING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT DOWN VALLEY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.DONLA.01/MSO