FNUS75 KMSO 301500 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR TROSPER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 900 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES. INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FLOW WILL PRODUCE A CHANCE OF A RAIN OR SNOW SHOWER TODAY. EXPECT AN INCREASE IN WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS AFTER 1200 IN THE MISSION VALLEY. SURFACE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE AND PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AFTER 1600 THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49. MIN HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-8 MPH AFTER 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RPN REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091030.TROSP.01/MSO