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SPOT FORECAST FOR ISLAND SOUTH RX UNIT 16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1223 PM MDT SUN MAY 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING DANGEROUS WINDS AND POTENTIALLY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM
ACROSS THE REGION AS AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM TREKS WESTWARD
ACROSS WASHINGTON. THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE UNSTABLE
THROUGH THE NIGHT, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO
OCCUR THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AS WELL
TODAY...BUT BOTH THUNDERSTORMS AND WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE MUCH
MORE OF A HAZARD. THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY, WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS OCCURRING
BETWEEN 1500 AND 2100. OUR BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE DANGEROUS WEST
WINDS ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL CROSS DURING THIS
TIME FRAME.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 9-17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    35 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
                    AND RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    THROUGH THE EVENING.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130512.ISLAN.01/MSO