FNUS75 KMSO 032052 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST PONY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 252 PM MDT FRI MAY 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1425 MDT ON MAY 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER INTO SATURDAY MORNING. OBSERVATIONS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE BURN ARE SHOWING AN INCREASE IN NORTHERLY TYPE WINDS AND THE BURN SHOULD SEE WINDS INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND SWITCH TO NORTHEASTERLY OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS WILL DECREASE THROUGH SATURDAY BUT WIND WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6-9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER REQUESTED BY...IC BARNES TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130503.EASTP.01/MSO