FNUS75 KMSO 271546
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETTY ROCK 14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
946 AM MDT MON SEP 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...INCREASED WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE
TODAY...WITH SOME LATE DAY MIXING ANTICIPATED. THE RIDGE WILL FLATTEN
TUESDAY AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES ALONG THE MONTANA/CANADIAN BORDER.
BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AT RIDGETOP LEVELS AND ABOVE BY TUESDAY
MORNING AND MIX TO VALLEY BOTTOMS AFTER 1200 HOURS. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
ARE ANTICIPATED LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEROSA/MSJ
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY HAYES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100927.PETTY.01/MSO