FNUS75 KMSO 021651
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1051 AM MDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL KEEP WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS AND SOUTH
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE LATE TONIGHT BRINGING THE BEST CHANCE
OF WETTING RAIN JUST AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT
WEST/NORTHWEST AND STAY BREEZY THROUGH TUESDAY. TUESDAY WILL
REMAIN UNSETTLED AND TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER AND HUMIDITIES WILL
INCREASE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-6 MPH INCREASING TO 9-14 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9-15 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 9-14
                    MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110502.SADDL.01/MSO