FNUS75 KMSO 281729 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER TRIANGLE 6 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1129 AM MDT FRI AUG 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON AUGUST 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE WEAKENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...AS A SIGNIFICANT CLOSED LOW PRESSURE CIRCULATION MOVES TOWARD THE BURN AREA. AMONG THE DRIEST CONDITIONS OF THE NEXT FIVE DAYS WILL BE FOUND THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDINESS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BEGINNING TONIGHT...WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY...STORMS WILL BE DRY IN NATURE...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN BEYOND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...M HART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090828.BEAVE.01/MSO