FNUS75 KMSO 282032
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWC  2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
232 PM MDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WAVE OF ENERGY WILL PASS THROUGH THE RIDGE AND
ACROSS THE CANADIAN BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FEATURE WILL ACT TO
INCREASE AFTERNOON MIXING...MAINTAINING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS.
BREEZY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AND WIND DIRECTIONS COULD
BE HIGHLY VARIABLE AS WESTERLY WINDS FUNNEL DOWN THE BEAR CREEK
DRAINAGE. THERMAL BELTS ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT AS SURFACE INVERSIONS
DEVELOP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-11 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DEROSA/MSJ
REQUESTED BY...TONY LUBKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100928.SWC2_.01/MSO