FNUS75 KMSO 171844
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE MTN  NAC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1244 PM MDT THU JUN 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY MOIST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING.  A RELATIVELY LIGHT SOUTH TO
NORTH PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY WILL BECOME EVEN MORE RELAXED
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.  WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FRIDAY.  HOWEVER...
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN FAIRLY MOIST AND BECOME MARGINALLY
UNSTABLE IN THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY SUPPORTING AN ADDITIONAL SHOWER
OR TWO.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING DECREASING TO A FEW SPRINKLES AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
                    A FEW SUN BREAKS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTH
                    TO NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...JOE COUTURE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100617.SADDL.01/MSO