FNUS75 KMSO 031402
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CFAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
802 AM MDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0748 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PLUME OF MOISTURE HAS MOVED OVER THE AREA CAUSING
INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL PICK UP BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST.  WINDS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE AS STRONG AS YESTERDAY...BUT
SHOULD STILL SEE GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. THURSDAY WILL PRIMARILY BE DRY
WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON.  THE PRECIPITATION
IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE INTO COLUMBIA FALLS AREA BY EARLY TO MID
EVENINGS. THE FIRE SHOULD SEE A WETTING RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...ED BURLINGAME-PSC3
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130403.CFAC_.01/MSO