FNUS75 KMSO 241746
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR YAKUS   4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1146 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL
CAUSE HIGHER RHS TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. INCREASING CLOUDS WILL
LIMIT HEATING THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL ALSO BRING THE POTENTIAL OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT WINDS TO BE GUSTY AND
ERRATIC NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP. LIGHT RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN OVER EASTERN OREGON AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 1200 PDT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. 68-73 AT IGNITION.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. 45-50 AT IGNITION.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 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.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.YAKUS.01/MSO