FNUS75 KMSO 241159
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY DOUGLAS F8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
559 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PRESENT TODAY. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT SHOULD OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON...LIKELY AFTER 1500.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 5 TO 8 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY AT
ALL ELEVATIONS DUE TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND THE PRESENCE OF
SHOWERS. EXPECT HUMIDITIES TO BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER AS WELL. IT
SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IT WILL NOT BE A STEADY RAIN TYPE OF
DAY...THERE WILL BE BREAKS IN CLOUDS AND SHOWERS PERIODICALLY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6-9 MPH...SOME GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ALBRITTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.MURRA.01/MSO