FNUS75 KMSO 211740 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR SELWAY FALLS RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1140 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON APRIL 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION TODAY. A WEAK DISTURBANCE IN THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE ATMOSPHERE HEATS AND BECOMES UNSTABLE SOME STRONGER UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO FLATTEN LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 7-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST 9-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090421.SELWA.01/MSO