766 FXUS65 KMSO 111421 AFDMSO WESTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 820 AM MDT SUN AUG 11 2002 .SHORT TERM...UPDATE TO ZFP AND SFP BY 930 AM. WEAK COOL FRONT HAS MADE ITS WAY JUST SOUTH OF KALISPELL THIS HOUR AND WINDS HAVE INCREASED AS A RESULT. WILL REMOVE THE AFTERNOON TIMING ON THE WINDS HERE. THERE IS ALSO A SHORTWAVE DROPPING OUT OF CANADA...SPAWNING SOME ISOLATED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS OVER THE WEST GLACIER REGION. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION BY 21Z... BRINGING THE SHOWERS TO AN END. WILL MAKE SOME TIMING ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT ZONE THIS MORNING. DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THIS FEATURE...SO THE MORNING CLOUDS SHOULD GIVE WAY TO PLENTY OF AFTERNOON SUNSHINE. THE WINDS ARE INCREASING JUST BEHIND THE FRONT... AND EXPECT IT PASSAGE AT MISSOULA AROUND 18Z. WILL ADJUST WIND TIMING IN THIS LOCATION ALSO. REMAINDER OF ZONES IN GOOD SHAPE WITH NO OTHER CHANGES EXPECTED. MEAD .LONG TERM...UPPER RIDGING OFF THE WEST COAST MAINTAINS NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THROUGH FRIDAY...BECOMING MORE WESTERLY SATURDAY. A DRY FORECAST WITH NEARLY NORMAL TEMPERATURES LOOKS GOOD. KOLATA .MSO...NONE. ...7-DAY SPOT TEMPS AND POPS... LIB BBB /084 045/085 044/086 3900000 BBBB 045/082 044/082 047/083 044/084 047/ 39000000000 FCA BBB /079 042/080 041/084 3900000 BBBB 042/076 041/076 044/077 041/078 044/ 39000000000 POL BBB /080 047/081 046/084 3900000 BBBB 047/076 046/076 049/077 046/078 049/ 39000000000 MSO BBB /084 045/085 044/086 3900000 BUUU 045/079 044/079 047/080 044/081 047/ 39000000000 HMM BBB /084 045/085 044/085 3900000 UUUU 045/078 044/078 047/079 044/080 047/ 39000000000 BTM BBU /077 043/078 042/080 3900000 BBUU 043/076 042/076 045/077 042/078 045/ 39000000000 ORO UUB /088 057/089 056/089 3900000 UUUU 057/085 056/085 059/086 056/087 059/ 39000000000 GRV UUU /082 050/083 049/081 3900000 UUUU 050/082 049/082 052/083 049/084 052/ 39000000000 SMN UUU /083 041/083 044/086 3900000 UUUU 045/083 044/080 047/081 044/082 047/ 39000000000