FNUS75 KMSO 271523 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR HEWOLF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 923 AM MDT WED MAY 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE TODAY. THIS AFTERNOON THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD DESTABILIZE ALLOWING FOR GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS TO MIX TO THE SURFACE. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WARM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-11 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-11 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090527.HEWOL.01/MSO