FNUS75 KMSO 251632 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR REVAIS BEETLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1032 AM MDT THU MAR 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF TODAY OVER THE BURN AREA...AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO REACH THE BURN BETWEEN 3PM AND 5PM...ACCOMPANIED BY VARIABLE WIND GUSTS AND PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING THEREAFTER. A CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN EXISTS THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH HUMIDITY REMAINING HIGH DURING THIS TIME AS WELL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 53. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH VARIABLE WIND GUSTS TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4-9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100325.REVAI.01/MSO