FNUS75 KMSO 032306
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RUBY  4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
506 PM MDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AFTER A QUICK MOVING DISTURBANCE OCCURRING TONIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY, CENTRAL IDAHO WILL TRANSITION TO A MUCH DRIER
AND WARMER PATTERN. WE CAN SAY WITH A GOOD CONFIDENCE THAT THIS
TREND COULD LAST THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
TEMPERATURES EACH DAY WILL WARM A FEW DEGREES, AND HUMIDITY WILL
LOWER A FEW PERCENTAGES AS WELL. HUMIDITY IN THE HIGH TEENS IS
POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY OUT OF THE EAST-
NORTHEAST FOR MUCH OF THIS FORECAST PERIOD. BY TUESDAY, EXPECT
MOSTLY DIURNAL/TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS TO OCCUR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VERY SLIGHT CHANCE AT MORNING RAIN SHOWERS,
                    BUT BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 8-11 MPH. INTERMITTENT GUSTS OF
                    15 TO 19 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 20 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 43-53. HIGHS 72-82. MIN HUMIDITY 20-26 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS 8-12 MPH.

.MONDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS 48-58. HIGHS 74-84. MIN HUMIDITY 18-24 PERCENT.
DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS 48-58. HIGHS 72-82. MIN HUMIDITY 17-23 PERCENT.
NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS 49-59. HIGHS 68-78.
MIN HUMIDITY 23-29 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5-9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...RENEE KUEHNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130506.RUBY4.01/MSO