FNUS75 KMSO 071626 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR BLACKWELL UNIT 16 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1026 AM MDT TUE MAY 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1025 PDT ON MAY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER YOUR AREA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING LATER TODAY WITH THEM DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING ON WEDNESDAY ALLOWING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW SHOWERS AND POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORM WITH AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SCHMIDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130507.BLACK.01/MSO