FNUS75 KMSO 101154 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY DOUGLAS F9 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 554 AM MDT THU MAY 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SUSTAINED WIND CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. WIND GUSTS OBSERVED AT CURRENT TIME WILL BE SIMILAR AT IGNITION TIME WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE GUSTS COULD DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 12-18 MPH WILL MAINTAIN. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR A LIGHT SHOWER INTO THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........30-34 AT IGNITION. MAX 40. RH..................AROUND 50 PERCENT AT IGNITION. MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST 10-15 MPH GUSTS IN THE LOW 30 MPH RANGE BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52. RH..................MIN 18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ALBRITTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120510.MURRA.01/MSO