FNUS75 KMSO 171403
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSHY RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
803 AM MDT SAT OCT 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...INCREASING GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE INCREASING AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE ALREADY GUSTING TO 36 MPH AT HIGH
CAMP WHICH IS AROUND 6000 FEET. EXPECT THESE WINDS TO MIX TOWARD THE
VALLEY FLOORS BY 0900. AREAS MOST EFFECTED WILL BE ON RIDGES AND SADDLES...AND
SOUTH TO NORTH VALLEYS WHERE CHANNELING OF WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE.
SURFACE GRADIENTS AND SOUTH WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING.

THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
AND PRODUCE A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AND COOLER TEMPERATURES
AROUND 15 DEGREES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........INCREASING SOUTH WINDS AFTER 0900 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 25-35 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES AND FAVORED
                    SOUTH TO NORTH VALLEYS.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH THROUGH 19000...
                    THEN DECREASING TO VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE VANDERPAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091017.BRUSH.01/MSO