FNUS75 KMSO 271601
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL EMB
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1001 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.

...INCREASING 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.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 7 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.

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