FNUS75 KMSO 201815 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR PETER S RIDGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1215 PM MDT SAT AUG 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1210 MDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN DOMINATE ON SUNDAY BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE JUST ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP THAT WILL LEAD TO STRONGER WEST WIND AND EVEN DRIER SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...SHAWN BORGEN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110820.PETER.01/MSO