FNUS75 KMSO 022148 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR GNP SAR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 348 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1519 MDT ON AUGUST 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...OVERCAST CONDITIONS WITH CLOUD BASES AT 7000 TO 8000 FEET SHOULD BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING, BUT SHOWERS ACTIVITY WILL STEADILY INCREASE WITH LOWER CLOUD COVER EXPECTED NEAR AND UNDER THESE SHOWERS. AFTER 1800 MDT CLOUD COVER WILL FURTHER LOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES WILL INCREASE...MAKING FLIGHT OPERATIONS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. WIND AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL MAINTAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT... BUT LOWER ELEVATIONS SHOULD SEE A DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. LOW CLOUD COVER WITH SATURATED SURFACE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR FRIDAY MORNING. CLOUD COVER WILL LIKELY HOLD THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH BREAKS IN THE LATE MORNING AND SCATTERED SHOWERS TO REDEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 11-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 4-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 15 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER REQUESTED BY...KYLE JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20120802.GNPSA.01/MSO