FNUS75 KMSO 102010 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR BUNGALOW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 210 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1355 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN ACCELERATE THIS AFTER- NOON AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARDS THE FIRE. FRONTAL PASSAGE CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE BETWEEN 1600 AND 1800 LATE THIS AFTERNOON DURING WHICH SHOULD COINCIDE THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE FIRE. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT BUT REACH A MINIMUM BY EARLY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE WIND, A SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AIR MASS WILL WARRANT DECENT RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT AND LIMITED HEATING TOMORROW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29. MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH DECREASING TO 22-26 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-20 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING 22-25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DICKERSON REQUESTED BY...JIM FLINT SETH CARBONARI TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120910.BUNGA.01/MSO