FNUS75 KMSO 211511
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN  23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
911 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE YOUR
WEATHER TODAY. WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL LIKELY MIX TO THE SURFACE
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES.

THE RIDGE WILL BE BREAKING DOWN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. CLOUDS WILL BE
INCREASING WEDNESDAY WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH STRONGER
WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 76-79.
RH..................38-40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 15-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS VARIABLE 1-3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST 2-4 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15-20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-43.
RH..................MAX 73-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BY NIGHTFALL.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...ROY ROBINSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.BLUEM.01/MSO