FNUS75 KMSO 081606 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR SCHOOL POINT DELTA UNIT 5 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1006 AM MDT TUE MAY 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON MAY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE DRY WITH A LIGHT SOUTHWEST BREEZE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FOR WEDNESDAY. EXPECT THE COLD FRONT TOMORROW AROUND NOON OR LATER WITH A FEW HOURS OF GUSTY WEST WINDS. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN REMAINS LOW...BUT THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN OVER ALL WILL BE WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE COLD FRONT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WINDS WILL BE 10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL AT NOON DROPPING TO 3000 FT AGL AFTER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 14 MPH AFTER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. $$ FORECASTER...LEACH REQUESTED BY...BITTERROOT DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120508.SCHOO.01/MSO