FNUS75 KMSO 211545
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WISCONSIN CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
845 AM MST THU JAN 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MST ON JANUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS
MORNING WILL PRODUCE CONTINUED CLOUD COVER AND SOME LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS TODAY. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL
THIS EVENING...THEREFORE TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
NOT CHANGE MUCH THROUGH THE DAY. SOUTH WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE
THROUGH THE DAY...BUT DUE TO THE BURN LOCATION EXPECT MORE OF A
SOUTHWESTERLY WIND BY THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONGER STORMS SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH THE BURN AREA TOMORROW...BRINGING A HIGHER CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 500 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW
                    LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-32.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...DOUG
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100121.WISCO.01/MSO