FNUS75 KMSO 221736
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SELWAY FALLS RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1136 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BREAKING
DOWN TODAY. AS A RESULT...WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE AFTER 1600 PDT. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO SIMILAR VALUES EXPERIENCED
YESTERDAY. WINDS MAY NOT BE AS STRONG DUE TO THE FULLY SHELTERED DESCRIPTION
OF THE BURN SITE. THE BIG CHANGE WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW AS A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM
WILL OFFER A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION AND MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 84-87. TOP 80-83.
RH..................MIN 11-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...WEST AT 2-4 MPH AT THE BOTTOM. TOP...WEST
                    4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH AFTER 1600 PDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
RH..................MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH. SOME GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH NEAR THE TOP
                    IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-55.
RH..................MIN 44-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO/MPJ
REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.SELWA.01/MSO