FNUS75 KMSO 101315
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHTRAP UNIT 33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
715 AM MDT FRI MAY 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 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
WITH THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE VALUES EXPERIENCED ON
THURSDAY. EXPECT THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WITH THE THREAT FOR STORMS INCREASING ON
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING CLOUD COVER IN AFTERNOON.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MARIA HELTERLINE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130510.FISHT.01/MSO