FNUS75 KMSO 211840 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR GEORGETOWN LAKE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1240 PM MDT THU JUL 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1250 MDT ON JULY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMING FAIRLY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD TRANSLATE INTO MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS ON THIS UNIT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AND A VERY DRY AIR MASS IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH INCREASING TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45. MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 3-8 MPH OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THEN 1000 FT AGL AFTER DARK. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BAUCK REQUESTED BY...M SMITH TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110721.GEORG.01/MSO