FNUS75 KMSO 291841
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BALDY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1241 PM MDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1226 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AREA RAWS ARE STARTING TO SHOW AN INCREASE IN
SOUTHWEST FLOW...SO THINK IT WILL DEVELOP ON YOUR FIRE SOON. WINDS
WILL TRANSITION TO WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AS WEAK FRONT GOES
BY. STILL LOOKS LIKE A MINIMAL CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR YOUR
AREA WITH THE FRONT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY MID AFTERNOON.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 POSSIBLE. WINDS BECOMING WEST AFTER
                    ABOUT 1700 HRS MDT WITH SPEEDS OF 10-17 MPH
                    DECREASING AFTER DARK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...WHITMORE
REQUESTED BY...MERRIMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090929.BALDY.01/MSO