FNUS75 KMSO 251728
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTE CABIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1128 AM MDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BREAK IN CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO FORM AFTERNOON
CLOUDS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THOUGH THE CHANCES ARE LOW.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
WITH WETTING RAIN LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-72. 59-64 AT IGNITION TIME.
RH..................MIN 28-34 PERCENT. 39-44 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 TO 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL AT IGNITION.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-45.
RH..................MAX 86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...MAILET
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.BUTTE.01/MSO