FNUS75 KMSO 132217
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATCHTOP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
417 PM MDT MON MAY 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 MDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE UNIT THIS
THIS EVENING.  IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT...THE ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME
UNSTABLE AND MAY SUPPORT ISOLATED CONVECTION AND GUSTY WINDS.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS THE FRONT APPROACHES AND PEAK
WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING.  A COOLER
AND DRY WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY.

.THIS EVENING...UNTIL DARK...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    SPRINKLE.  GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH NEAR ANY
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 18-21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
                    THUNDERSTORM UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 17-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    40 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST DECREASING TO 15 MPH LATE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  A FEW SMALL CUMULUS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...DILLON DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130513.PATCH.01/MSO