FNUS75 KMSO 081701 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR IVINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1101 AM MDT TUE MAY 8 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY TODAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. RIDGE TOP WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT LOWER ELEVATION WINDS WILL DECREASE AS THE NIGHT TIME INVERSION SETS UP. A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE GUSTY WINDS...BUT THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN REMAINS LOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-7 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 18-20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LEACH REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120508.IVINE.01/MSO