FNUS75 KMSO 231157
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY DOUGLAS F8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
557 AM MDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BRIEF SHOWER MAY AFFECT THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING...
HOWEVER THE BETTER CHANCE WILL COME THIS AFTERNOON. BETWEEN THEN AND
NOW MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL...ALLOWING THE ATMOSPHERE TO
WARM QUITE NICELY WITH THE HUMIDITY FALLING BELOW 35% SHORTLY AFTER
THE NOON HOUR AND BOTTOM OUT IN SIMILAR PROGRESSION AS YESTERDAY'S
OBSERVATIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATE AFTERNOON SHOWERS SHOULD
COMMENCE AFTER 5PM. LITTLE MOISTURE IS EXPECTED WITH TODAY'S SHOWERS
BUT GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THESE STORMS. MORE WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH A LITTLE
BETTER CHANCE FOR A WETTING RAINFALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ALBRITTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.MURRA.01/MSO