FNUS75 KMSO 271158 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR MURRAY DOUGLAS F8 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 558 AM MDT TUE SEP 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT STRONG WEST WINDS TODAY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING BEFORE INVERSION BREAK AROUND NOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE NIGHT. EVEN WHEN 20 FOOT WINDS ARE LIGHT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WILL BE 1000 FEET OR LESS OVERHEAD. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7-12 MPH BECOMING 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-11 MPH VALLEY TO 17-22 MPH RIDGES. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 18 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA/LEACH REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ALBRITTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110927.MURRA.02/MSO