FNUS75 KMSO 241621
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SECOND CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1021 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...MOISTURE HAS INCREASED IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE
WHICH WILL LEAD TO HIGHER RHS THIS AFTERNOON COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY. WINDS SHOULD PICK UP AFTER 1300 FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
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.
    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78...67-72 AT IGNITION.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. 39-44 AT IGNITION.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 GUSTS TO 15 MPH. ERRATIC GUSTS
    TO 30 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.SECON.01/MSO