FNUS75 KMSO 111750
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ISLAND SOUTH UNIT 15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1150 AM MDT SAT MAY 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 MDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION ARE LOW ALTHOUGH
THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS TODAY WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. TONIGHT
WILL BE A RELATIVELY WARM NIGHT, WHICH WILL TRANSLATE TO POOR
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES. TOMORROW THE
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN, PRODUCING A WINDY
AFTERNOON. THE BURN WILL BE EXPOSED TO THE SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT PASSAGE IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY WHICH WILL
BRING STRONG WINDS INITIALLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST BECOMING NORTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON WHICH
COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    2-4 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...CAROL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130511.ISLAN.01/MSO