FNUS75 KMSO 132048
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR 541
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
248 PM MDT FRI JUL 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1325 PDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A THICK LAYER OF CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD
AND LOWER THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY, PERSISTING WELL INTO THE NIGHT.
CURRENT RADAR SHOWS SHOWERS BEING STILL A FEW HOURS AWAY, BUT ONCE
THEY ARRIVE EXPECT OFF AND ON RAINFALL THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THIS
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO COOL TONIGHT, DESPITE THE CLOUDS, WHILE
ALSO YIELDING GOOD RH RECOVERIES. THERE COULD BE A BREAK IN THE
CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, BUT EXPECT
ANOTHER INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$

FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120713.541__.01/MSO