FNUS75 KMSO 251808
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1208 PM MDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1132 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE RIDGE
TOPS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD
FRONTAL. LOWER ELEVATIONS WINDS WILL BE INCREASING ONCE THE
INVERSIONS MIX OUT OF THE VALLEYS ABOUT 1400 MDT. CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN QUITE DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS
WILL OCCUR MID/LATE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

TONIGHT...THE HUMIDITIES WILL BE RECOVERING WITH WINDS BECOMING
WESTERLY AND NOT AS STRONG OVERNIGHT. THE CHANCE OF A WETTING IS
STILL QUITE LOW WITH THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM.

MONDAY...COOLER WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...84-88 AND TOP...69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...10-14 PERCENT AND TOP 12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOPS WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...40-45 AND TOP...45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING. BECOMING VARIABLE 4-8 MPH AFTER DARK.
RIDGETOPS WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...KELLY MCKEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110925.SADDL.01/MSO