FNUS75 KMSO 081732 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR SWEETWATER CK BURN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1132 AM MDT THU OCT 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TODAY WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. A MAJOR CHANGE IS IN STORE FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OVER THE BURN LATE TONIGHT. WITH IT'S PASSAGE...EXPECT SOME GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH SOME RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. FRIDAY WILL BE ABOUT 10-15 DEGREES COLDER THEN TODAY WITH BREEZY WINDS AND A CHANCE OF SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...DALE JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091008.SWEET.02/MSO