FNUS75 KMSO 021448
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR KRN 29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
848 AM MDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL SUPPORT SHOWERS TODAY.  WEAK
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TONIGHT WITH STABLE CONDITIONS INTO MID
DAY THURSDAY.  ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE
AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.  THIS WEATHER
SYSTEM SHOULD SUPPORT A WETTING RAIN...BUT NOT MUCH MORE THAN A 0.10.
THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE FRIDAY WITH GOOD MIXING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS...
                    POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR SHOWERS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL BY
                    THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER EARLY EVENING...
                    OTHERWISE BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE TO 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST
                    5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 7000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...JACOB JERESEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.KRN29.01/MSO