FNUS75 KMSO 260109
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX-BRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
709 PM MDT THU AUG 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1827 MDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WITH THE LOCATION FOR THIS SPOT BEING DOWNWIND OF
THE FIRE...SMOKE WILL LIKELY HINDER HEATING SOMEWHAT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST AROUND NOON AND
WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BOTH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH SATURDAY HAVING THE
HIGHER PROBABILITY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL PRODUCE
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL BE A LITTLE
COOLER AND RHS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN FRIDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
     BASE...78-83.
      TOP...69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........
     BASE...20-25 PERCENT.
       TOP...27-32 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-10 WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
     BASE...48-53.
      TOP...53-58
MAX HUMIDITY........
     BASE...69-74 PERCENT.
      TOP...60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
     BASE...72-77.
      TOP...64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........
     BASE...22-27 PERCENT.
      TOP...29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...RISA LANGE-NAVARRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110825.SALMO.01/MSO