FNUS75 KMSO 282323
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX-BRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
523 PM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1600 PDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...MONDAY AFTERNOON A QUICK MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL
CROSS THE FIRE FROM THE WEST AND CAUSE AN INCREASE IN AFTERNOON
WINDS. CONDITIONS COULD QUICKLY MIX OUT IN THE LATE MORNING. BY
EARLY AFTERNOON (ROUGHLY BETWEEN 1300-1500) A WIND SHIFT OUT OF
THE WEST-NORTHWEST SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITH SOME STRONGER GUSTS
UPWARDS OF 20 MPH TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. RIDGE TOPS AND
WEST-FACING SLOPES WILL BE PARTICULARLY PRONE TO THESE WINDS.
CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AND GUSTY
WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH THE CLOSER IT GETS TO SUNSET.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...84-89. TOP...73-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE...16-22 PERCENT. TOP...25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-5 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8-12 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME STRONGER
                    GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................3.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    BEFORE SHIFTING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST IN
                    EVENING. BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    2-5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BASE...75-82. TOP...70-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........BASE...19-25 PERCENT. TOP...28-35.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4-6 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 8-11 MPH WITH HIGHER
                    GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...RISA LANGE-NAVARRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110828.SADDL.02/MSO