FNUS75 KMSO 211437
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR RESET
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
837 AM MDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN STABLE
CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN TODAY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS. THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN TONIGHT...BRINGING
INCREASED CLOUD COVER OVER THE BURN BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING. A
LITTLE MORE INSTABILITY WILL BE PRESENT TOMORROW ALLOWING FOR
BETTER MIXING AND SLIGHTLY INCREASED WINDS. CLOUD COVER WILL CAUSE
COOLER AND MORE MOIST CONDITIONS HOWEVER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY AFTER NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST  MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...BOB DERLETH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.RESET.02/MSO