FNUS75 KMSO 071636
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST CENTRAL  1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1036 AM MDT TUE MAY 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND UPSLOPE THROUGH
MID AFTERNOON. BY LATE AFTERNOON A SUBTLE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
BRING AN INCREASE IN NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. OTHERWISE EXPECT DRY
CONDITIONS WITH LOW AFTERNOON RHS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW AFTERNOON CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING EAST AROUND 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

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