FNUS75 KMSO 081249 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR EMB NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 649 AM MDT WED MAY 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE DOMINATING FEATURE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE THE CONTINUING TREND. ON THURSDAY THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME FAIRLY UNSTABLE WITH LIMITED MOISTURE SO CAN NOT RULE OUT A SHOWER NEAR YOUR FIRE. IF A SHOWER DEVELOPS...RAINFALL WILL BE EXTREMELY LIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...RYAN BUTLER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130508.COUGA.01/MSO