FNUS75 KMSO 140119 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR RUMSEY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 719 PM MDT MON MAY 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1901 MDT ON MAY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE FIRE AROUND 9PM. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT, THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP WITH ONE APPROACHING THE FIRE HERE IN THE NEXT 10-15 MINUTES. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 50 MPH. WITH THUNDERSTORMS, WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND COULD GUST UP TO 60 MPH. THERE WILL ALSO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. WINDS WILL SHIFT AND BECOME MORE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND AND THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH DECREASING TO 6-13 MPH AND GUSTY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...JENNK REQUESTED BY...JOE BRABENDER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130513.RUMSE.01/MSO