FNUS75 KMSO 181903 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR PRINCETON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 103 PM MDT THU OCT 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1305 PDT ON OCTOBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE TODAY. ONE OF TWO COLD FRONTS WILL SWING THROUGH YOUR AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SOME RAIN TO YOUR FIRE. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED ALONG THE FRONT. A SECOND FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE RAIN AND WIND. THE REGION WILL REMAIN UNDER A SHOWERY AND COOL PATTERN THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46. MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...PAT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121018.PRINC.01/MSO