FNUS75 KMSO 261652 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW FACE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1052 AM MDT WED AUG 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON AUGUST 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CAUSE A DRYING AND WARMING TREND OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR SOME AFTERNOON WINDS. TOMORROW SHOULD BE MORE STABLE AND THUS AFTERNOON WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90. MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. WIND(20 FT).........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94. MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-7 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PALLISTER REQUESTED BY...JOSLYN OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090826.MEADO.01/MSO