FNUS75 KMSO 301640 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR SWAN CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1040 AM MDT WED SEP 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER YOUR FIRE TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY. THE COLD AIRMASS THAT HAS FILTER INTO THE REGION WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF HEATING FOR THIS AFTERNOON. TOMORROW A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA CAUSING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090930.SWANC.01/MSO