FNUS75 KMSO 140043
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX-BRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
643 PM MDT TUE SEP 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1804 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT OVER THE WILDFIRE DURING
WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...WITH UPSLOPE DAYTIME WINDS AND
LIGHT WINDS DURING OVERNIGHT HOURS. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SOME STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE RIDGETOPS
BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...FAIRLY PERSISTENT
WEATHER CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED FOR THE WILDFIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP...68-73.
                    BOTTOM...76-81
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP...20-25 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM...15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....TOP...45-50.
                    BOTTOM...40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........TOP....45-50 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM...62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......TOP...1000 FT AGL.
                    BOTTOM...300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TOP...66-71.
                    BOTTOM...77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........TOP...22-27 PERCENT.
                    BOTTOM...15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE
                     AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGES...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH GUSTING
                     TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...BART HOAG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110913.SADDL.01/MSO