FNUS75 KMSO 081326 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR COW CREEK L AND H NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 726 AM MDT TUE MAY 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FOR WEDNESDAY. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL STAY STRONG OVERNIGHT WHERE VALLEYS WILL CALM DOWN OVERNIGHT. WEDNESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12-13 MPH GUSTING TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-8 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 18-22 MPH OVERNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...LEACH REQUESTED BY...JACOB JERESEK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120508.COWCR.01/MSO