FNUS75 KMSO 051657
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1057 AM MDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE MAIN FEATURE FOR TODAY WILL BE THE PASSAGE OF A
COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO CROSS THE SITE ROUGHLY BETWEEN 1400-1600. AS
THIS TIME NEARS...EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND
INCREASE IN SPEED. STRONGER GUSTS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT ESPECIALLY
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. CWR WILL INCREASE AS WELL...BUT
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WITH THE FRONT WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE
TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 59-62.
RH..................31 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 8-10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING WEST 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-40.
RH..................MAX 86-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 9-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 4-6 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-58.
RH..................MIN 42-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-6 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    9-12 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.SADDL.01/MSO