FNUS75 KMSO 191632
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1032 AM MDT THU MAY 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

RELATIVELY MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE BURN
AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST AT
THE RIDGETOPS. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING EACH
AFTERNOON. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE WITH DAYTIME HEATING THIS
AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN IS
FAIRLY LOW DURING THIS TIME. ANY SHOWER THAT DEVELOPS NEAR THE BURN
MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 65.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.SADDL.01/MSO