FNUS75 KMSO 101421
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELK MTN 7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
821 AM MDT FRI MAY 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO REMAIN OVER WESTERN
MONTANA TODAY, WITH AN EASTERLY GRADIENT KEEPING WINDS OUT OF THE EAST
FOR MOST OF THE DAY. CUMULUS WILL GROW THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON,
BUT THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO THUNDERSTORMS. THE
THREAT FOR STORMS TO DEVELOP WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE BURN
SITE. EXPECT THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT, WITH THE THREAT FOR STORMS CONTINUING ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST 7-11 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...PAT PRICE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130510.ELKMT.01/MSO