FNUS75 KMSO 082231
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAYUSE EMB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
431 PM MDT WED MAY 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FORCE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE AIR MASS IS NOT EXPECTED
TO CHANGE MUCH DURING THIS TIME WITH WARM...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN AFTERNOON MOISTURE. TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS
WILL BE THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF WINDS ON THE UNIT SINCE THE GENERAL
WIND FLOW IS QUITE WEAK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUDS THIS EVENING...
                    OTHERWISE CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT BOTTOM...AND 43-48 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BY SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1500 MDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 74-76...AND TOP 68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 23-27 PERCENT...AND TOP 26-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.


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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...NED WINEBRENNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130508.CAYUS.01/MSO