FNUS75 KMSO 262152
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIELENBURG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
352 PM MDT SAT SEP 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1519 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR A DRY
AIRMASS AND STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ALONG THE
CANADIAN BORDER HAS BROUGHT INCREASED WINDS TO WESTERN MONTANA TODAY.
THIS COMBINED WITH A WARM AND DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE HAS PROMPTED THE
ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE FIRE AREA. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SUNDAY WILL BE COOLER AND NOT AS
WINDY.

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 18-25 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 35 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING WEST 6-8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...GIBSON
REQUESTED BY...DDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090926.BIELE.01/MSO