FNUS75 KMSO 022120
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIELENBURG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
320 PM MDT FRI OCT 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1451 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AS A
SYSTEM MOVES INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT...HOWEVER THE CHANCE IS FAIRLY SMALL. WINDS WILL START TO
PICK UP AFTER 1500 SATURDAY AS A SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE WEST.
STRONG WINDS WILL LAST OVER THE FIRE THROUGH SUNDAY. WITH A SOUTH
ASPECT THE FIRE WILL BE EXPOSED TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. SOME
SHELTERING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE ADJACENT VALLEY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20091002.BIELE.01/MSO