FNUS75 KMSO 211501
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASIN CREEK RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
901 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 MDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMER THEN NORMAL AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER
WESTERN MONTANA. AFTERNOON WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AS
THE ATMOSPHERE HEATS AND BECOMES UNSTABLE...MIXING STRONGER UPPER
LEVEL WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST WINDS 5-12 MPH AROUND 1PM. WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH FROM 3PM UNTIL 6PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 9-18
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...DILLON DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.BASIN.01/MSO