FNUS75 KMSO 291600 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR RIVULET FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1000 AM MDT TUE SEP 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0932 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...FRONT IS SET TO PASS YOUR AREA BY NOON...SO EXPECT INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THAT TIME WITH SOME SHIFT TO THE WEST AFTER FRONT PASSES. COULD GET A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WITH FRONT BUT IT'S ONLY A SMALL CHANCE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY SLOW TO CLIMB AFTER FRONT PASSES. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-6 MPH...THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH THIS EVENING DECREASING AFTER DARK. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...WHITMORE REQUESTED BY...SCHWARZ TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090929.RIVUL.01/MSO