FNUS75 KMSO 281605 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR LOONY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1005 AM MDT THU MAY 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 PDT ON MAY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE AIR MASS WILL BE WARMING AND GENERALLY DRY. AIR MASS BECOMING MORE UNSTABLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH AN INFLUX OF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWN SLOPE 1-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...MARGARET WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090528.LOONY.02/MSO