FNUS75 KMSO 280546 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR BIELENBURG NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1146 PM MDT SUN SEP 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2326 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MONDAY WILL CONTINUE WARM AND DRY...AS A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE REGION...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE FIRE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BUT WILL STILL BE WELL WEST UNTIL WEDNESDAY. ON TUESDAY EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITIES...GUSTY WINDS AND A CHANCE OF SOME RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44. MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. $$ FORECASTER...KOLATA REQUESTED BY...ROCK TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090927.BIELE.01/MSO