FNUS75 KMSO 260018 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR PETTY ROCK 13 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 618 PM MDT SUN SEP 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COOLER AIR BEHIND THE PASSING COLD FRONT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES LOWER THAN SUNDAY AND RHS HIGHER. CLOUDY SKIES IN THE MORNING WILL CAUSE A SLOW WARMUP BUT SHOULD DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON ALLOWING A RAPID WARM UP. WINDS AT RIDGETOP WILL HAVE TROUBLE MAKING THEIR WAY DOWN TO THE SURFACE DUE TO THE SHELTERING FROM THE TERRAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72...AT 1100 50-55. MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT...AT 1100 55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN AFTER 1200. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN REQUESTED BY...BYRON ROBINSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110926.PETTY.01/MSO