FNUS75 KMSO 221538
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRIANGLE GULCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
938 AM MDT WED MAY 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA ARE MOSTLY SOUTHEAST
BUT THE BURN REPORTS WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH MIGHT BE DUE TO THE
NORTH ASPECT.  SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE BURN. A COLD AND WET WEATHER SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING A WETTING
RAIN BY THURSDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON COULD BRING
SMALL HAIL AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
                    6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 15 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
                    WIND SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST TO NORTH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON AT 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 5-6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5-7 MPH. A FEW GUSTS OF 12-15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GIBSON
REQUESTED BY...IC G CAMPBELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130522.TRIAN.01/MSO