FNUS75 KMSO 012258
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX-BRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
458 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1631 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING FRIDAY WILL
INCREASE WINDS FROM THE WEST. THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT WITH THIS
SYSTEM SHOULD BREAK UP THE INVERSION EARLIER THAN PREVIOUS
DAYS. DRIER AIR MOVING IN WITH THIS TROUGH WILL KEEP THE
POTENTIAL FOR RAINFALL TO A MINIMUM. THE SKULL GULCH RAWS HAS A
SIMILAR ELEVATION TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE AND
MANAGED A MIN RH IN THE MID TEENS THURSDAY...THIS MAKES RHS IN THE
MID TEENS IN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY. CALMER WINDS AND A CONTINUED DRY AND WARMING TREND
CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 BOTTOM...59-64 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT BOTTOM...24-29 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-14 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38 BOTTOM...35-40 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT BOTTOM...54-59 TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
    4-6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78 BOTTOM...63-68 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT BOTTOM...22-27 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BEHRENSRISA LANGE-NAVARRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110901.SADDL.01/MSO