FNUS75 KMSO 251634
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE BLACK 5 6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1034 AM MDT TUE AUG 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1035 PDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY BUILD OVER THE
AREA THROUGH THURSDAY.  AS SUCH...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO GRADUALLY
BECOME MORE STABLE EACH AFTERNOON.  A RELATIVELY MODERATE
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TODAY SHOULD HELP PUSH THE WINDS UP THE
MAIN RIVER VALLEY IN THE AFTERNOON.   MORE DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS
CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 BOTTOM TO 78 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 22 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO 4 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH IN
                    MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 BOTTOM TO 55 MID SLOPE AND TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 45 PERCENT MID SLOPE AND TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER SUNSET
                    AND THEN DOWNSLOPE TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    DARK...AND THEN BECOMING EAST 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89 BOTTOM TO 83 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...DANI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090825.MIDDL.01/MSO