FNUS75 KMSO 161423 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR LMR POND 5 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 823 AM MDT FRI APR 16 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON APRIL 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT ANOTHER FEW DEGREES OF WARMING TODAY UNDER THE CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. SURFACE GRADIENT WILL STILL BE PREDOMINANTLY EAST...BUT EXPECT WINDS MORE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON...AND SHOWING AN INCREASE MID AFTERNOON. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76. MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 6-11 MPH AROUND 1500 HRS MDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......SLOWLY INCREASING TO 2000 FEET AGL THROUGH 1300 HRS MDT...THEN TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL BY 1500 HRS MDT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WHITMORE REQUESTED BY...DALE PFAU TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100416.LMRPO.01/MSO