FNUS75 KMSO 241851 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR BLAZING SADDLES 106 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1251 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL MIX OUT AROUND 2000 HOURS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS (1 TO 3 HOURS). WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY AFTER MIDNIGHT AS SHOWERS BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE BURN UNIT. SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 63-68. TOP 58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 18-23 PERCENT. TOP 15-20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING... THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE EVENING. 50 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM AND TOP 34-39. MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 90-95 PERCENT. TOP 84-89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-10 MPH BECOMING 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 53-58. TOP 47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 41-46 PERCENT. TOP 49-54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 7-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DEROSA/SMITH REQUESTED BY...BOB DERLETH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110424.BLAZI.01/MSO