FNUS75 KMSO 221416
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WETGULCH 6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
816 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 ARE INCREASING AND
WEST-FACING SLOPES WILL BE EXPOSED TO THE STRONGER WINDS. MOISTURE
WILL BE LIMITED TODAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOWERING TO
SIMILAR VALUES EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING OVER THE REGION
OFFERING A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION AND MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........AT IGNITION...72. MAX 77-80.
RH..................AT IGNITION...28 PERCENT. MAX 21-24 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41-45.
RH..................MAX 80-85 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-56.
RH..................MIN 38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO/MPJ
REQUESTED BY...MIKE VANDERPAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.WETGU.01/MSO