FNUS75 KMSO 271427 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR DEPRATU BURN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 827 AM MDT SAT MAR 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BUILDING UPPER RIDGE WILL PROVIDE A STABLE AND DRY AIR MASS TODAY. THERE IS A WEAK SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT AND THIS WILL COMBINE WITH NORMAL AFTERNOON UP VALLEY WINDS TO GIVE YOU A NOTICEABLE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND FROM AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON INTO THE VERY EARLY EVENING. .TODAY... WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WHITMORE/NOLTE REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MILLER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100327.DEPRA.01/MSO