FNUS75 KMSO 011720 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR SPAR UNIT 57 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1120 AM MDT THU OCT 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON OCTOBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT THE SURFACE WINDS TO TURN MORE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AS SOME WINDS FROM ALOFT MIX DOWN. SHOWERS MAY MOVE IN A LITTLE QUICKER THAN PREVIOUS THINKING...SO YOU COULD SEE A FEW IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. BUT THE BEST CHANCE STILL LOOKS TO BE AROUND MIDDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH...BUT MORE SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH TOWARD MID AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY...BUT SHOWERS LIKELY BY MIDDAY. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...WHITMORE REQUESTED BY...LINDA HUBBELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091001.SPARU.01/MSO