FNUS75 KMSO 200434
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIELENBURG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1034 PM MDT SUN JUL 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2158 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FARSITE INFORMATION CAN BE ACCESSED AT...
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/FIREWX/FARSITE/FARSITE.PHP?WFO=MSO

.DISCUSSION...GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT HOUR
WITH WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE BY 2300 MDT. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVE
WILL MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE DIVIDE OVERNIGHT AND MAY BRING SOME HIGH
CLOUDS TO THE FIRE BY SUNRISE. WITH THE BASE OF THE FIRE NEAR
RACETRACK CREEK...HIGH HUMIDITIES AND COOL OVERNIGHT LOWS
EXPECTED. MID SLOPE WILL LIKELY SEE THERMAL BELTS SET UP WITH
NORTH WINDS. UPPER RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD BACK OVER THE FIRE
MONDAY. AIRMASS OVER THE FIRE WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO SUNDAY BUT
WEAKER GRADIENT. TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE SIMILAR WITH
LESS WIND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THIS EVENING...INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS
                    BY SUNRISE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BASE AND TOP 43-48...MID SLOPE 50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........BASE 68-73 PERCENT MID SLOPE/TOP...55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH...THERMAL BELT WINDS...NORTH
                    7-9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...78-83...TOP 68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE 15-20 PERCENT...TOP 20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 6-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...CHUCK MCHUGH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090719.BIELE.01/MSO