FNUS75 KMSO 161624
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR 806 UNIT 14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1024 AM MDT WED SEP 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SHIFT EAST TODAY AS A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST. BEFORE THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE EXITS TO THE EAST...AN
UPPER LEVEL WAVE OF ENERGY WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON
HELPING TO INCREASE CUMULUS BUILDUPS AND SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE UNIT. SOME OUTFLOW WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO
OCCUR WITH THESE AS THEY PASS OVER THE AREA. AS THE ABOVE
MENTIONED WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE UNIT OVERNIGHT...SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SURFACE FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UNIT BETWEEN
0500-0700 PDT...SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE WEST/NORTHWEST.
INSTABILITY WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP A THREAT OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE UNIT THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8-10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...JBROGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090916.806UN.01/MSO