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FNUS75 KMSO 081709
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST -- RATIO MOUNTAIN RX -- USFS BDF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1108 AM MDT THU APR 8 2004

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE IS PRODUCING
SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN MONTANA THIS MORNING. AS A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG
THE WEST COAST TODAY THESE SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH. SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS DROP TO
BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER..........BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
                     IN THE AFTERNOON AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                     THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL..................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN..40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE......53-57.
MIN HUMIDITY.........47-52 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT........3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS......NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER..........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
                     A SLIGHT CHANCE OF EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL..................2 IN THE EVENING...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN..60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE......25-32.
MAX HUMIDITY.........ABOVE 90 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT........LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS......NORTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER..........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW...MAINLY
                     IN THE MORNING.
LAL..................1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN..30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE......44-50.
MIN HUMIDITY.........40-48 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS........WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE MORNING
                     5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT........3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS......NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH.

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KOCH

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