FNUS75 KMSO 181906
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX-BRF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
106 PM MDT SUN SEP 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1228 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE MONDAY AND THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING WITH SHOWERS AND ERRATIC WINDS AT TIMES. TUESDAY
EVENING A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEAK. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY CONDITIONS WILL
TREND WARMER AND DRIER WITH MORE DIURNAL WINDS.
WEDNESDAY...STRONGER VALLEY INVERSIONS IN THE MORNING MAY IMPACT
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE FIRE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 BOTTOM TO 50-55 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 45-50 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-11 MPH BOTTOM TO 7-13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44 BOTTOM TO 29-34 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 75-80 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6-8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BOTTOM TO NORTHWEST 12-17 MPH
                    RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE VALLEYS TO 15 MPH
                    RIDGE TOPS.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 BOTTOM TO 48-55 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 30 TO 35 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BOTTOM TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70 BOTTOM TO 50-55 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT BOTTOM TO 25-30 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BOTTOM TO SOUTHWEST 4-8
                    RIDGE TOP.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...MSJ/LEACH
REQUESTED BY...BART HOAG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110918.SADDL.01/MSO