FNUS75 KMSO 191622 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNNYSIDE HELO 7 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1022 AM MDT SUN APR 19 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MID LEVEL CLOUD COVER IS EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT OVER THE BURN AREA WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. DESPITE THE CLOUD COVER...A BUILDING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL ALLOW SIMILAR...IF NOT SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER...TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES TO SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH A WESTERLY WIND COMPONENT DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE BURN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY 1200 MDT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69 BOTTOM...59-64 TOP. MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT BOTTOM...25-30 PERCENT TOP. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3-6 MPH...EXCEPT WEST WINDS 10-14 MPH AT THE TOP AFTER 1400 MDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING THEN CLEARING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT BOTTOM...60-65 PERCENT TOP. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH IN THE EVENING AT THE TOP. WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3-6 MPH AFTER 2030 MDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 BOTTOM...63-68 TOP. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT BOTTOM...22-27 PERCENT TOP. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4-6 MPH...EXCEPT WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH AT THE TOP AFTER 1400 MDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MEAD REQUESTED BY...NED WINEBRENNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090419.SUNNY.01/MSO