FNUS75 KMSO 251534
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR 470 ROADSIDE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
934 AM MDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE STEADILY INCREASING THROUGH
OUT THE MORNING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. TEMPERATURES
AT YOUR ELEVATION SHOULD HOLD STEADY OR LOWER THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ALSO
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD RISE AS MOISTURE IS PUSHED INTO THE REGION.
THE WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AFTER
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WHICH IS EXPECTED AROUND NOON TODAY. SHOWERS
ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING
AROUND YOUR FIRE. THESE SHOWERS SHOULD LINGER THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT
INTO TOMORROW MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER COMPARED TO THE PAST FEW DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    30 MPH DECREASING 5-15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...JEFF MUENSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110925.470RO.01/MSO