FNUS75 KMSO 071417
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRISTOE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
817 AM MDT MON MAY 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMING AND DRYING MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. TODAY WINDS WILL BE DIURNAL WITH
UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS INCREASE TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT FOR
WEDNESDAY. FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR
EVENING WITH RIDGE TOP WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 18 MPH DURING
THE DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-7 THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...GRANT RIDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120507.BRIST.01/MSO