FNUS75 KMSO 051617 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER WOODS 31 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1017 AM MDT SAT SEP 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1025 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY AS STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING WILL TURN WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH TOMORROW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76. MIN HUMIDITY........18-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX HUMIDITY........68-74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-13 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 15-19 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...LEWIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090905.BEAVE.01/MSO