FNUS75 KMSO 151348 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO GULCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 748 AM MDT FRI OCT 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 PDT ON OCTOBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE UNIT AROUND 0800 HOURS. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...BECOMING GUSTY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM IS RELATIVELY DRY SO ANY SHOWERS THAT OCCUR WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. .TODAY... CWR.................10 PERCENT THIS MORNING. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING WEST 9-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 0900 HOURS AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DEROSA/ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...KRISTEN SANDERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101015.BUFFA.01/MSO