FNUS75 KMSO 141645
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1045 AM MDT THU OCT 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA
TODAY WITH VALLEYS REMAINING INVERTED THROUGH MID TO LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT UNDER THESE STABLE
CONDITIONS...PERHAPS SOME LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT AN INCREASE IN WESTERLY WINDS WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE (OR SOUTHWEST) 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL. MIXING
WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    TOWARD MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    TOWARD MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...RON SWANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101014.SADDL.01/MSO