FNUS75 KMSO 181838
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WELCOME SPRINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1138 AM MST WED NOV 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS PASSED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF
THE BURN SITE AND BREEZY...POST FRONTAL WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED. GUSTS
TO AROUND 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL SUNSET WITH WINDS SLOWLY
DECREASING THEREAFTER. WEAK INVERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT LIMITING MIXING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. HOWEVER BREEZY CONDITIONS
ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH CONDITIONS DRYING AND TEMPERATURES
VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY'S VALUES.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........82-87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091118.WELCO.01/MSO