FNUS75 KMSO 231319 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR WETGULCH 6 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 719 AM MDT THU APR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT LOOKS TO BE JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE BURN AND WILL PASS THROUGH DURING MID MORNING. THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION BEING ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. WINDS WILL PICK UP A LITTLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND PERHAPS BE A LITTLE BREEZY DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS CONVECTIVE AND UNSTABLE BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN EITHER STEADY OR FALL DURING THE DAY AFTER THE FRONT PASSAGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...MIKE VANDERPAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090423.WETGU.02/MSO