FNUS75 KMSO 021430
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH BRIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
830 AM MDT THU MAY 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL TRANSLATE INTO LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS ON THE UNIT TODAY.  THE LOW LEVEL AIR MASS WILL REMAIN
QUITE DRY TODAY.  AN APPROACHING WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH HIGH
CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID DAY AND THEN INCREASE THE MID CLOUDS
BY LATE AFTERNOON.  THE WEATHER DISTURBANCE SHOULD THEN DELIVER LIGHT
SHOWERS...A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN RH AND NORTHERLY WINDS FRIDAY.
ALTHOUGH AREAS TO THE EAST OF HIGHWAY 93 OVER THE TERRAIN MAY SEE A
WETTING RAIN...GENERALLY 0.02 TO 0.05 IS EXPECTED ON THIS UNIT FRIDAY.
A MUCH DRIER AND WARMER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY INTO
MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH...GENERALLY THIN CLOUDS GRADUALLY INCREASING
                    THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN THICKENING CLOUDS
                    BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 66
MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE..MOSTLY UPSLOPE TO 5 MPH...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-7 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 7-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...HARMONY BUROW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.NORTH.01/MSO