FNUS75 KMSO 251423
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAXINE FF110
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
823 AM MDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 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. WARM
TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL SPIKE JUST AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. 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 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 80-85...TOP 69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
     VALLEY.........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON
     RIDGE..........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WITH
                    GUSTS INCREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 40-45...TOP 50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT...TOP 70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
     VALLEY.........SOUTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
     RIDGE..........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 65-69...TOP 55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 30-35 PERCENT...TOP 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
     VALLEY.........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
     RIDGE..........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...JEFF MUENSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110925.MAXIN.01/MSO