FNUS75 KMSO 092301
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX-BRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
501 PM MDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1512 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
SATURDAY ACROSS THE FIRE. WINDS WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN AND
FAIRLY LIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. INVERSIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
BE STRONG EACH NIGHT WITH POOR RH RECOVERIES...PARTICULARLY
ON THE MIDSLOPES. THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS SUNDAY
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.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...76-81.
                    TOP...71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...22-27 PERCENT.
                    TOP...17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...44-49.
                    TOP...49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...53-58 PERCENT.
                    TOP...48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...76-81.
                    TOP...71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...22-27 PERCENT.
                    TOP...17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

$$
FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...BART HOAG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.SADDL.02/MSO