FNUS75 KMSO 291343 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR WEED SPRAY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 743 AM MDT FRI JUL 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MDT ON JULY 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BECOME MORE GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SATURDAY...THE WIND WILL DECREASE BUT REMAIN GUSTY DUE TO DEEPER MIXING. THE WARMING AND DRYING TREND CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 VALLEY TO 70-75 RIDGE TOP. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT VALLEY TO 18 TO 23 PERCENT RIDGE TOP. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST 9-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY 15 TO 20 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH. AN OCCASIONAL GUST OVER 30 MPH IS POSSIBLE. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 VALLEYS AND 75-80 RIDGE TOPS. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT VALLEY AND 16-21 PERCENT RIDGE TOP. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL BE WEST 10 TO 15 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. AN OCCASIONAL GUST OVER 30 MPH IS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...LEACH/SMITH REQUESTED BY...TIM TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110729.WEEDS.01/MSO