FNUS75 KMSO 010029
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX-BRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
629 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1730 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL PASS THURSDAY MORNING
BRINGING LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TO THE FIRE. THE SHORTWAVE ALSO
APPEARS TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WHICH WILL ALSO BRING
SOME WIND IN THE AFTERNOON SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DRY ON FRIDAY UNDER A NORTHWEST FLOW AND
WIND SUPPORT LOOKS EVEN GREATER THAN THE PREVIOUS DAYS SO GUSTY
AFTERNOON WINDS SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

.TODAY(THURSDAY)...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 59-64...TOP 54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 27-32 PERCENT...TOP 35-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH
                    WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 19 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 65-70...TOP 60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 16-21 PERCENT...TOP 29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 12-15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BEHRENSRISA LANGE-NAVARRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.SADDL.01/MSO