FNUS75 KMSO 131429 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR SWC 2 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 829 AM MDT THU MAY 13 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE BURN TODAY AND REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT IN THE MORNINGS AND BREEZY DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE AND MIXES. DIRECTION VARIATIONS WILL BE INFLUENCED BY THE TERRAIN AND TIME OF DAY. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WEAK INVERSIONS MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE BURN LOCATION BUT THESE WILL MIX OUT SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING EAST 6-13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 5-8 MPH AROUND SUNSET. MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...DICKERSON REQUESTED BY...JOHN WALTERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100513.SWC2_.01/MSO