FNUS75 KMSO 202019 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST GARCEAU NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 219 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1415 MDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...INCREASED MOISTURE WILL CREATE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY. THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER WILL MEAN A LOWER HIGH TEMPERATURE ON TUESDAY AND RAISE RHS SLIGHTLY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL LIKELY PRODUCE LESS THAN A WETTING RAIN WITH WIND GUSTS AND LIGHTING BEING THE MAIN THREATS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...91-96. UPPER...84-89. MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER...14-19 PERCENT. UPPER...20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN REQUESTED BY...DAVE LATTIMORE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120820.WESTG.01/MSO