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SPOT FORECAST FOR BRUSHY RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
729 AM MDT TUE APR 20 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE IS ENTERING THE WEST COAST THIS MORNING
WHICH WILL INCREASE PRESSURE GRADIENTS OVER THE REGION. THESE
TIGHTENING GRADIENTS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN EAST-SOUTHEAST
WINDS ALONG THE RIDGES IN IDAHO TODAY. ALSO EXPECT AN INCREASE IN
CUMULUS CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM AFTER 1700.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH CUMULUS CLOUDS INCREASEING THIS
                    AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1600.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY/SLOPE...UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH AFTER 1400.
                    RIDGE WINDS...EAST-SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-7 MPH.



.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER 1200. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE VANDERPAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100420.BRUSH.01/MSO