FNUS75 KMSO 311655
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND CREEK RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1055 AM MDT THU MAY 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 MDT ON MAY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY UNDER AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. AND WHILE THERE
IS THIS POTENTIAL TODAY...FRIDAY AFTERNOON THE CHANCE FOR STORMS
INCREASES SUBSTANTIALLY. EXPECT AN AFTERNOON INCREASE IN WINDS
TODAY...BUT MUCH STRONGER AND GUSTIER WINDS (PARTICULARLY AT THE
ELEVATION OF THIS BURN) ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE FRIDAY...HOWEVER WETTING RAINS FROM STORMS ARE UNLIKELY.

IF THERE WAS A "BREAK" IN ACTION BETWEEN TODAY AND THE STORMY
AFTERNOON EXPECTED TOMORROW, IT WOULD BE FRIDAY MORNING (BETWEEN
0800 AND 1200). BEYOND 1200 THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
DRAMATICALLY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 9-12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 5-11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-17 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30 MPH,
                    EXPECT ERRATIC WINDS DIRECTLY BENEATH
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...CRAIG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120531.SANDC.01/MSO