FNUS75 KMSO 141549
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATCHTOP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
949 AM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED TODAY.  WINDS SHOULD BE
ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MORE
UNSTABLE AND WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE.  THE WIND SHOULD PEAK THIS
EVENING...BUT SOME WIND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.  SOME MID AND
HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE AND AN INCREASING UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED
LATE WEDNESDAY.  A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BRING MORE MOISTURE TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST AND INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH DURING THE EARLY
                    TO MID AFTERNOON.  GUST TO 25 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.  WIND
                    DIMINISHING TO 5 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-11 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...IC JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130514.PATCH.01/MSO