FNUS75 KMSO 201638 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR NRD DIXON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1038 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME MORE ORGANIZED TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO WARM AND BECOME UNSTABLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING. THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60. MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FEET AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-35. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FEET AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MSJ REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090320.NRDDI.01/MSO