FNUS75 KMSO 221411 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR FOREST FUELS 110 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 811 AM MDT THU SEP 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINATE FEATURE OVER YOUR FIRE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL STEADILY CLIMB WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BECOMING LOWER. TODAY APPEARS TO BE THE BEST DAY FOR SOME GUSTY WINDS TO MAKE IT DOWN TO YOUR FIRE. A WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE IS EXPECTED FOR NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...JEFF MUENSTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110922.FORES.01/MSO