FNUS75 KMSO 292247
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX-BRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
447 PM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1454 PDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...THE UPCOMING SIGNIFICANT TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE
FIRE ON TUESDAY WITH AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GUSTY
WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE
NEAR THE FIRE. THE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL PASS LATE WEDNESDAY.
WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WILL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES AHEAD
OF THE FRONT WHICH AT THIS TIME WILL LIKELY PASS LATE WEDNESDAY.

EXTENDED...
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH LINGERING
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. WESTERLY FLOW WILL WARM TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY
AND A WAVE LOOKS TO PASS TO THE NORTH THAT WILL AGAIN INCREASE
WESTERLY WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FOR THE WEEKEND WITH
NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MAINLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WIND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 BOTTOM...70-75 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT BOTTOM...20-25 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68 BOTTOM...55-60 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT BOTTOM...37-42 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 5-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...RISA LANGE-NAVARRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.SADDL.01/MSO