FNUS75 KMSO 181611 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR PERMA BRIDGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1011 AM MDT THU APR 18 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SLOWLY THROUGH THE DAY AS A STRONGER WESTERLY LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW DEVELOPS. SKIES ARE BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING AS A BRIEF BREAK ON THE MOISTURE SHIFTS ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL SURGE BACK OVER THE UNIT LATER TODAY INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO FURTHER INCREASE FRIDAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEM SHIFTS ACROSS THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING CLOUDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-59. MIN HUMIDITY........26-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE...MOSTLY WEST 2-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS 22 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-37. MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL AROUND SUNSET. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57. MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 7-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BAUCK REQUESTED BY...JACK CURRIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130418.PERMA.01/MSO