FNUS75 KMSO 162102
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR LT FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
302 PM MDT WED MAY 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1449 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE IS SHIFTING OFF TO THE EAST TODAY ALLOWING
SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
BE GUSTY UNTIL SUNSET. THE COOL AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO
THE REGION TONIGHT ON INTO THURSDAY CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO DROP
AROUND 10 DEGREES. A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ALONG THE CANADIAN
BORDER ON THURSDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE SHOWERS AND POTENTIAL
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. BECOMING VARIABLE
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...IAN LEIGH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120516.LTFIR.01/MSO