FNUS75 KMSO 081907
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAFFIN  1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
107 PM MDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...FRONTAL PASSAGE TOMORROW WILL BE IN THE
AFTERNOON...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM. WESTERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE AND BE GUSTY WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE...THEN DECREASE TO
AROUND 10 MPH. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING...WELL BEHIND THE FRONT. PLEASE CHECK BACK
TOMORROW FOR AN UPDATE ON THE TIMING OF THE FRONT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37 BOTTOM TO 36-41 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 35-40 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH. WESTERLY GUSTS
                    20-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH FRONTAL
                    PASSAGE. THEN WESTERLY 10-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING
                    AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...JACQUIE PARKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.CHAFF.02/MSO