FNUS75 KMSO 041645 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR GEZEL 9 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1045 AM MDT FRI SEP 4 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BRIEF HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL OCCUR TODAY THOUGH AFTERNOON HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY BEFORE CLOUDS BEGIN THICKENING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL BE A FEATURE THIS AFTERNOON THOUGH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE RELAXED COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. BETTER CHANCES FOR MOISTURE AND STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-79. RH..................MIN 27-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AT 2-4 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5-7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46. RH..................MAX 85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-84. RH..................MIN 25-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO REQUESTED BY...M HART TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090904.GEZEL.01/MSO