FNUS75 KMSO 221750
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1050 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW MOVING TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION WILL WRAP
SNOW OVER THE BURN INTO SATURDAY. SNOW SHOULD START TO DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BY SATURDAY EVENING COULD TOTAL 3 TO 7 INCHES. SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT
FROM EAST TONIGHT TO NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 6-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW LIKELY.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MIN HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100122.SADDL.01/MSO