FNUS75 KMSO 050101
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX-BRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
701 PM MDT SUN SEP 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1701 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE MAY BRUSH THE AREA MONDAY AND PRODUCE A FEW
CUMULUS CLOUDS. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE WELL SOUTHWEST
OF THE SADDLE COMPLEX. THIS WILL LEAVE THE SADDLE COMPLEX UNDER VERY
SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO SUNDAY WITH VERY POOR RH RECOVERIES AT NIGHT
AND NEAR SINGLE DIGIT MIN RHS MONDAY. STRONG INVERSIONS WILL ONCE
AGAIN DEVELOP TONIGHT AND LIFT BETWEEN 1300-1500 MONDAY.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   MIDSLOPE.........UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH AFTER 1300.
   RIDGETOP.........WEST-NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   MIDSLOPE.........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
   RIDGE............NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1

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FORECASTER...RPN
REQUESTED BY...RISA LANGE-NAVARRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.SADDL.01/MSO