FNUS75 KMSO 131655
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1055 AM MDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE BURN AREA. MILD AND INCREASINGLY BREEZY CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY RAPIDLY
INCREASING BY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY DURING
THIS EVENING FOLLOWING A SURFACE COLD FRONT. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL
BE PRESENT DURING THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON
THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...HOWEVER WESTERLY BREEZES WILL CONTINUE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT AT IGNITION...50 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    SOUTH WINDS 5-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.SADDL.01/MSO