FNUS75 KMSO 031548 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR CR RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 948 AM MDT SUN OCT 3 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0949 MDT ON OCTOBER 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AFTER 1500 AS A WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM WITH LOW MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INTO THE TEENS. EXPECT A FEW WIND GUSTS OF 10-15 MPH BETWEEN 1400-1700 AS THE ATMOSPHERE MIXES OUT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4-8 MPH AFTER 1500. MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47. MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................80 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RPN REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101003.COUGA.01/MSO