FNUS75 KMSO 051544
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWELL SBW EAST COMPLEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
944 AM MDT SUN AUG 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 PDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINANT
FEATURE OVER THE REGION TODAY CAUSING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS. A
WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY FROM THE SOUTH. THIS FEATURE WILL CAUSE AN
INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO BE FAIRLY DRY CAUSING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
    BOTTOM..........89-94.
    TOP.............78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........
    BOTTOM..........10-15 PERCENT.
    TOP.............14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
    BOTTOM..........45-50.
    TOP.............57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........
    BOTTOM..........70-75 PERCENT
    TOP.............36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
    BOTTOM..........82-87.
    TOP.............73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........
    BOTTOM..........14-19 PERCENT
    TOP.............22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL GOICOECHEA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120805.POWEL.01/MSO