FNUS75 KMSO 191309
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSHY RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
657 AM MDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE PRESENT NEAR THE BURN AREA TODAY...WITH SOME
MID AND HIGH LEVEL PASSING CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SURFACE WINDS
WILL BE FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST FOR MUCH OF TODAY AND TONIGHT
DUE TO A SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY
MORNING...AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. WARM
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR TUESDAY...HOWEVER SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP BY THE AFTERNOON. WET
AND COOL WEATHER FOR THE BURN AREA IS LIKELY FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THE END OF THIS WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 72.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS TO 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN SANDERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.BRUSH.01/MSO