FNUS75 KMSO 241703 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR REVAIS BEETLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1103 AM MDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE BURN AREA DURING TODAY. LIGHT SURFACE WINDS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT...WITH DRYING AND MIXING INCREASING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY...WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY DEVELOPING BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS FOR A TIME. WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 55. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS UPSLOPE (NORTH) AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION... OTHERWISE VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...3700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARBIABLE WINDS 2-5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100324.REVAI.01/MSO