FNUS75 KMSO 252237 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR SHORTY102 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 437 PM MDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO LOOK SIMILAR WITH RESPECT TO BOTH WIND DIRECTION/SPEED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES WARMER ON FRIDAY COMPARED WITH THURSDAY. SATURDAY LOOKS ESPECIALLY WINDY AND SHELTERED AREAS HAVE A GREATER CHANCE IN FEELING THESE WINDS. MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT WESTERLY WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ESPECIALLY AT RIDGETOP. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY ON THE EAST SLOPE BUT WESTERLY WINDS 4-8 MPH ON RIDGETOP. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...JENNK/NOBLE REQUESTED BY...RYAN BUTLER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130426.SHORT.01/MSO