FNUS75 KMSO 231721
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKOUT SHELTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1121 AM MDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1125 PDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WATCH FOR GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS FROM NEARBY STORMS...

.DISCUSSION...ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL BE
INCREASING OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 24 HOURS. CONDITIONS FAVOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO THIS AFTERNOON...BUT AN EVEN GREATER CHANCE OF
DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY...POTENTIALLY IMPACTING
THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.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.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 2-5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...BRIANA LUEKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.LOOKO.01/MSO