FNUS75 KMSO 051617 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR BERG MTN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1017 AM MDT FRI NOV 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0901 PDT ON NOVEMBER 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED FOR TODAY WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER IDAHO. HOWEVER...THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TODAY...BRINGING SOME HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS ABOVE THE RIDGETOPS WILL ALSO INCREASE DURING THE DAY...POTENTIALLY IMPACTING THE FIRE SITE ITSELF. THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE ORGANIZED BY SATURDAY WITH INCREASED WINDS AND CLOUDS ON TAP...BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF ANY PRECIPITATION. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SOME HIGH CLOUDS. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-65. MIN HUMIDITY........33-37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54. MAX HUMIDITY........55-58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-10 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63. MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. $$ FORECASTER...MSJ REQUESTED BY...TRISHA SKINNER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101105.BERGM.01/MSO