FNUS75 KMSO 141704
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE SALVAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1104 AM MDT TUE SEP 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DISTURBANCE WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE POTENTIAL BURN
THIS AFTERNOON CAUSING INCREASING CLOUDS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. MAJORITY OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN
SOUTH OF THE BURN BUT THERE WILL BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THAT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CLEAR THE SKIES OUT
OVERNIGHT AND FOR TOMORROW

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 4 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL AT IGNITION.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...MUENSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100914.SADDL.02/MSO