FNUS75 KMSO 062302
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX-BRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
502 PM MDT TUE SEP 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1606 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE LIGHT AND GENERALLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY. CUMULUS IS EXPECTED TO FORM
OVER THE RIDGES TODAY BUT DO NOT ANTICIPATE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT. WINDS COULD BRIEFLY BECOME ERRATIC AND GUSTY UNDER
COLLAPSING CUMULUS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR OR SLIGHTLY WARMER
THAN YESTERDAY WITH SIMILAR LOW HUMIDITIES. POOR RH RECOVERIES
WILL CONTINUE IN THE OVERNIGHT PERIODS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CUMULUS BUILDUPS OVER THE RIDGES
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. HAZE THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....DIV A 76-81.
                    DIV B 81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........DIV A 15-20 PERCENT.
                    DIV B 13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH
                    POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....DIV A 51-56.
                    DIV B 49-54 EXCEPT IN LOWER DRAINAGES 43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........DIV A 30-35 PERCENT.
                    DIV B 35-40 PERCENT EXCEPT IN LOWER DRAINAGES
                    50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CUMULUS BUILDUPS OVER
                    THE RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
                    THUNDERSTORM IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....DIV A 78-83.
                    DIV B 82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........DIV A 14-19 PERCENT.
                    DIV B 12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...PALLISTER
REQUESTED BY...RISA LANGE-NAVARRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110906.SADDL.01/MSO