FNUS75 KMSO 061954
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WELCOME SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1254 PM MST FRI NOV 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MST ON NOVEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SITE APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHAT SHELTERED FROM THE
SOUTHWEST WINDS BUT THE GOOD PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS AND MANY
NEARBY RAWS ARE STILL BLOWING. THEREFORE THAT IS STILL THE CONCERN
THROUGH THE EVENING. EXPECT PASSING SHOWERS AND MOIST HUMIDITIES
AS WELL. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS IN
                    THE EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MIN HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091106.WELCO.01/MSO