FNUS75 KMSO 181726
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WISCONSIN CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1126 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1135 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER
YOUR FIRE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE APPEARS TO BE UNSTABLE
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A FEW HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES FOR TODAY SHOULD BE
SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. THE COLD FRONT DOES NOT APPEAR TO APPROACH
YOUR FIRE UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE EXPECTED
INCREASING WINDS WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. AGAIN THE
ATMOSPHERE SHOULD BECOME UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    THIS AFTERNOON
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DOUG CAFFEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090518.WISCO.01/MSO