502  
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.  
 

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