FNUS75 KMSO 181502 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR LMR DITCH BURN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 902 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN TODAY. CLOUD COVER THIS MORNING HAS BEEN PRODUCING VERY LIGHT SHOWERS. THE IMPLICATION OF THE SHOWERS AND CLOUDS COVER IS THAT WE MAY NOT REALIZE OUR MIN HUMIDITIES AND MAX TEMPS...BUT AT THIS TIME NOT EXPECTING MUCH IMPACT. HUMIDITY AND WINDS WILL INCREASE ON TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO PASS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 8-12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER REQUESTED BY...DALE PFAU TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090518.LMRDI.01/MSO