FNUS75 KMSO 261404
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSHY RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
804 AM MDT MON OCT 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30-40 MPH TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL IDAHO THIS
AFTERNOON. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE PRODUCING
STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. THESE WINDS 15-30 MPH GUSTING TO
AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED AFTER
1600 AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...THEN TURN TO ALL SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE
5000 FEET TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH
                    THROUGH 1700.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7-14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE VANDERPAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091026.BRUSH.01/MSO