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SPOT FORECAST FOR ISLAND SOUTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
216 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARM RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER
NORTHWEST MONTANA THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW HUMIDITIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES
...SIMILAR TO THE PAST 24 HOURS. MARGINAL TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH SITE IN THE VICINITY OF THE THERMAL BELT.

WEDNESDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BE BREAKING DOWN WITH INCREASING
WESTERLY WINDS ON THE SITE.

.REMAINDER OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH...INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.ISLAN.01/MSO