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FXUS65 KMSO 151957
AFDMSO

WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
200 PM MDT MON APR 15 2002

.SHORT TERM...LONGWAVE TROF...LOW PRESSURE...TO REMAIN OVER THE FA
FOR THE SHORT TERM TO BRING UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPS AND INSTABILITY
SHOWERS THROUGH THURSDAY. RIDGE OFF THE WEST COAST BEGINS TO NUDGE
ITS WAY INLAND THURSDAY...BUT ENOUGH INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN OVER
THE AREA TO CONTINUE SHOWERS. BEST CHC AT SHOWERS WILL BE TUE
NIGHT/WED TIME-FRAME WITH HIGHER QPF IN THE CNTRL AND SRN ZONES.
LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THU WITH TEMPS REMAINING
STEADY IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S FOR HIGHS AND AROUND 30 FOR LOWS. RPN

.LONG TERM...CUTOFF LOW DROPS IN OVER THE SW US FRI AND SAT. THIS
ALLOWS RIDGING TO MOVE IN OVER THE NW CONUS AND WRN CANADA BRINGING
DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER. THE RIDGE COLLAPSES AS ANOTHER COOL TROF
MOVES OVER WRN NORTH AMERICA SUN AND MON FOR NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIP.
WRIGHT

.MSO...NONE.

...7-DAY SPOT TEMPS AND POPS...
LIB EEE 029/042 028/046 030/049 40244443
     BBEE 032/055 034/059 034/060 031/055 3210003333
FCA EEE 026/041 027/045 028/048 40244443
     BBEE 030/054 032/057 034/058 032/053 3210003333
POL EEE 034/043 033/045 033/051 40244443
     BBEE 033/055 035/059 038/060 033/055 3210003333
MSO EEE 027/042 028/045 031/051 40244443
     BBEE 030/055 033/061 035/060 032/055 3220003333
HMM EEE 028/044 029/047 031/052 40244433
     BBEE 033/057 035/062 038/062 035/057 3220003333
BTM EEE 023/040 022/040 022/043 40444433
     BBEE 022/047 024/055 029/056 026/051 3220003333
ORO EWE 038/050 039/051 039/055 40345533
     BBEE 039/061 040/064 043/065 042/061 3210003333
GRV EWE 035/045 035/047 036/052 40345533
     BBEE 036/058 037/061 039/062 038/059 3210003344
SMN EOE 032/045 032/044 030/046 40345533
     BBEE 030/053 032/058 034/059 030/054 3220003344