FNUS75 KMSO 011621
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SECOND CREEK HFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1021 AM MDT MON APR 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY
CONTINUING THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. TODAY THE AREA HAS A LIGHT
EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT WHICH SHOULD CAUSE EASTERLY WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE TOMORROW WILL HELP WITH
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLOUD COVER AND A LOW POTENTIAL OF AFTERNOON
SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........
        BOTTOM......22-27 PERCENT.
        TOP.........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
        BOTTOM......VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
        TOP.........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......30-35.
       TOP..........35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......80-85 PERCENT.
       TOP..........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......26-31 PERCENT.
       TOP..........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...NED WINEBRENNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130401.SECON.01/MSO