FNUS75 KMSO 162203
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX-BRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
403 PM MDT FRI SEP 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1537 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE WILDFIRE DURING
THIS WEEKEND. WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL OCCASIONALLY TRANSLATE TO
BREEZY CONDITIONS ON RIDGETOPS. DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL STEADILY
DECREASE OVER TIME...HOWEVER NOT REACH NEARLY AS LOW AS THE PREVIOUS
WEEK. RAIN SHOWERS WILL PERIODICALLY MOVE OVER THE WILDFIRE...WITH
A VERY LOW CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN. EXPECTATIONS OF LIGHTNING OVER
THE COMPLEX ARE EXTREMELY LOW DURING THIS WEEKEND AS WELL.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...58-63.
                    TOP...52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...32-37 PERCENT.
                    TOP...38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                     3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TOP...WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUST TO 20 MPH IN
                     THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...38-43.
                    TOP...32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...80-85 PERCENT.
                    TOP...74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE
                     EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
                    TOP...SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...60-65.
                    TOP...55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...30-35 PERCENT.
                    TOP...36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BOTTOM...VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                     4-8 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    TOP...WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15
                     MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...ZUMPFE
REQUESTED BY...BART HOAG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110916.SADDL.01/MSO