FNUS75 KMSO 251626
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARCEAU
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1026 AM MDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF RAIN
IS FAIRLY SMALL UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WHEN RAINFALL BECOMES
LIKELY. RAIN IS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS ALONG THIS FRONT
WILL GUST ABOVE 30 MPH FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
    AFTER 1500.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 64-69.
RH..................48 AT IGNITION...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44-47.
RH..................MAX 73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........53-58.
RH..................54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
    AFTER 1800 WEST 15-25 GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120425.GARCE.01/MSO