FNUS75 KMSO 082311
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX-BRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
511 PM MDT THU SEP 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1534 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
FRIDAY ACROSS THE FIRE. WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN AND
FAIRLY LIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. INVERSIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN EACH NIGHT WITH VERY POOR RH RECOVERIES...PARTICULARLY
ON THE MIDSLOPES. THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...MOSTLY BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 MDT. LITTLE TO NO RAIN
IS EXPECTED WITH ANY STORMS THAT FORM. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY BECOME
GUSTY AND ERRATIC AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...75-80.
                    TOP...70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...16-21 PERCENT.
                    TOP...10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...48-53.
                    TOP...52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...53-58 PERCENT.
                    TOP...45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...75-80.
                    TOP...70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...16-21 PERENT.
                    TOP...10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.


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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...RISA LANGE-NAVARRO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110908.SADDL.01/MSO