FNUS75 KMSO 241725 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR TAMARACK HILL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1125 AM 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 THIS AFTERNOON 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. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 64-69. TOP 56-61. 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 ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 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 46-51. TOP 42-46. MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 39-44 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.......6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...DEROSA/SMITH REQUESTED BY...LORIE COTTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110424.TAMAR.02/MSO