FNUS75 KMSO 262122 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR BARTON GULCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 322 PM MDT MON APR 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 MDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY OUT OF THE WEST FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY...BUT WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY OUT OF THE SOUTH TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE INCOMING WEATHER SYSTEM. CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE TUESDAY BUT PRECIP CHANCES WILL REMAIN LOW UNTIL OVERNIGHT TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST 5-6 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 13-19 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KITSMILLER REQUESTED BY...IC JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100426.BARTO.01/MSO