FNUS75 KMSO 151843 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRING RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1243 PM MDT FRI OCT 15 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1240 PDT ON OCTOBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DRIER AIR BEHIND A COLD FRONT IS ALLOWING BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS TO MIX TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL HELP TO DRIVE MIN RH VALUES DOWN AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. ALTHOUGH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL TODAY...A COOLER AIR MASS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES NEAR SEASONAL VALUES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-10 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON EARLY THIS EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DEROSA/ZUMPFE REQUESTED BY...JEFF HANDLE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101015.COLDS.01/MSO