FNUS75 KMSO 220029 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR KERLEEBERT 10 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 629 PM MDT THU OCT 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .DISCUSSION...FRIDAY WILL MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STARTING TO BREAK DOWN. HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN STREAMING OVER THE BURN SITE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUE INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. FRIDAY SHOULD BE THE LAST DRY DAY WITH MILD TEMPERATURES BEFORE THE WEATHER SYSTEM IMPACTS THE REGION FOR THIS WEEKEND. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SATURDAY...WITH THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION FROM THIS SYSTEM EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS AND A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. IN ADDITION...SNOW IS ANTICIPATED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN BY SUNDAY AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH UP TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH CHANGING TO WEST AROUND 8-12 MPH BY THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO REQUESTED BY...TANYA NEIDHARDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101022.KERLE.01/MSO