FNUS75 KMSO 031805 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR POST CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1205 PM MDT TUE APR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 MDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY UNDER AN INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BE IMPACTING THE BURN SITE WEDNESDAY...WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE ABOUT MID-MORNING. WEST WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER MOIST AIR INTO THE AREA. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT AND DURING THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH...INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1400 MDT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH BECOMING NORTH 1-3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53. MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MSJ REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.POSTC.01/MSO