FNUS75 KMSO 201756
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WISCONSIN CREEK 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1156 AM MDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA FOR
MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE REGION.
WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE DISSIPATING CLOUD
COVER ALLOWS BETTER MIXING TO OCCUR. A WARMING AND DRYING TREND
WILL BE EVIDENT TOMORROW AS SUNNY SKIES ALLOW FOR AMPLE HEATING.
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL DESTABILIZE ENOUGH LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON TO
ALLOW FOR CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT OVER THE RIDGES AND POSSIBLY AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-11 MPH
                   WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-11 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    1-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-11 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...VIA
REQUESTED BY...DDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.WISCO.01/MSO