FNUS75 KMSO 151435 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR PETTY ROCK 14 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 835 AM MDT WED SEP 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MORNING VALLEY FOG AND LOW CLOUDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO BURN OFF BY 1100. WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT TEMPERATURES 5 DEGREES WARMER AND MIN RHS 5-10% DRIER THAN TUESDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY AND BRING A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........LOW CLOUDS EARLY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS AFTER 1400. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........CALM THIS MORNING BECOMING LIGHT UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER 1300. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RPN REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY HAYES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100915.PETTY.01/MSO