FNUS75 KMSO 181338
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GATEWAY BLOCK D
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
738 AM MDT THU APR 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BEGIN TO SET UP THIS AFTERNOON
AND THEN SIGNIFICANT SURGES OF MOISTURE SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE UNIT
LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.  WINDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE...
ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A MODERATE TO STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND
FIELD DEVELOPS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. MOSTLY CLOUDY BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.  GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AROUND SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...HARMONY BUROW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130418.GATEW.01/MSO