FNUS75 KMSO 021522
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE RIDGE RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
922 AM MDT SUN OCT 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE START OF THE DAY SHOULD BE FAIR ENOUGH WITH
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT UPVALLEY/UPCANYON WINDS...HOWEVER
THIS WILL CHANGE AS THE DAY WEARS ON. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST AFTER 1300...BECOMING GUSTY THROUGH LATER THIS
EVENING (THROUGH POSSIBLY 1800-1900). THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY BE
FELT MORESO AT THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE UNIT. CLOUDS WILL ALSO
INCREASE WITH SOME CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLIGHTLY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY...WITH
LOWERING HUMIDITIES AS WELL. EXPECT MORE SHOWERS AND CLOUDS TO
OCCUR ONCE AGAIN ON MONDAY BEFORE THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM
ARRIVES FOR MIDWEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...75-80. TOP...68-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...17-22 PERCENT. TOP...20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-12
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS BETWEEN
                    20-25 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF
                    THE UNIT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...45-49. TOP...38-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...45-52 PERCENT. TOP...78-84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    LATE EVENING. BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...67-72. TOP...60-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...20-27 PERCENT. TOP...28-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 7-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...LINDSAY DURANT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111002.BLUER.02/MSO