FNUS75 KMSO 241806
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1206 PM MDT SAT SEP 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1134 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...THE UPPER WEATHER PATTERN IS TRANSITIONING FROM A
RIDGE TO A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. DRY UNSEASONABLY WARM AIR WILL
CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE BIGGEST CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
WILL BE INCREASED SOUTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...83-88 AND TOP...71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...9-14 PERCENT AND TOP...13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...43-47 AND TOP...53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...65-70 PERCENT AND TOP 28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTH 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...78-83 AND TOP...68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7-12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WINDS......SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH...INCREASING 15 TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...BITTERROOT DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110924.SADDL.01/MSO