FNUS75 KMSO 191634 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MTN 23 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1034 AM MDT MON APR 19 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. A LIGHT SOUTHEAST RIDGE WIND WILL INCREASE AFTER 1200 WITH LIGHT MIDSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER 1400. TUESDAY...AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS AND SOUTHEAST RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE REGION. INCREASING INSTABILITY MAY PRODUCE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION...AFTER 1500. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........10-16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH AFTER 1300. MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37. MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 15 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6-12 MPH AFTER 1300. MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RPN REQUESTED BY...DAVE EMERY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100419.BLUEM.01/MSO