FNUS75 KMSO 200035
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSHY RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
635 PM MDT MON APR 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 PDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMER AND DRIER AIRMASS OVER THE SITE TONIGHT
AS SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT INCREASES IN ADVANCE OF APPROACHING WEATHER
SYSTEM ALONG THE COAST. THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES MOIST AND UNSTABLE BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING AS THE
SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES TO INCREASE. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY BY TUESDAY EVENING
AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INLAND SOUTH OF THE SITE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED RAIN DEVELOPING LATE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE
                    NEAR CONVECTIVE SHOWERS OR NEAR A THUNDERSTORM.

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FORECASTER...FELSCH
REQUESTED BY...MIKE VANDERPAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100419.BRUSH.02/MSO