FNUS75 KGGW 211454 FWSGGW SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD BURN PILES...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 754 AM MST WED JAN 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. MIXING WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED AS A STRONG LOW LEVEL INVERSION WILL BE PRESENT. TONIGHT RECOVERIES WILL AGAIN BE POOR AS THE UPPER RIDGE HANGS ON. THURSDAY THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BE BROKEN DOWN ALLOWING AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH BY LATE MORNING. EXPECT TEMPERATURES THURSDAY TO FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT HIGH CLOUDS). MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...GOING WEST-NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43. MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43...TEMPERATURES FALLING DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH....INCREASING TO 18-23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GILCHRIST REQUESTED BY...JOHN SEEMANN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090121.OLDBU.01/GGW