FNUS75 KMSO 241442
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAFFIN  1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
842 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ISOLTATED SHOWERS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL
PRODUCE LITTLE MORE THAN SPRINKLES THIS MORNING. MOISTURE HAS
INCREASED IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WHICH WILL LEAD TO HIGHER RHS
THIS AFTERNOON COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. WINDS SHOULD PICK UP A
LITTLE EARLIER THAN YESTERDAY DUE TO THE LIGHTER CLOUD COVER THIS
MORNING. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AFTER 1500
THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DO DEVELOP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING...
    THEN CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH AFTER 1200.
                    ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-20 WITH
    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...JACQUIE PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.CHAFF.01/MSO