FNUS75 KMSO 111739
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1139 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THICK HIGH CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY...
EFFECTIVELY SLOWING THE WARMING AND DRYING OF THE ATMOSPHERE. BUT
STILL ANTICIPATE VERY WARM...DRY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ONLY TO GROW
MORE NUMEROUS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
BRING A SHIFT IN THE WIND AND A PERIOD OF GUSTY CONDITIONS...IN
ADDITION TO THE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS LIKELY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS...
BETWEEN 8PM AND 10PM THIS EVENING.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO .
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................80 PERCENT IN THE MORNING. 40 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...ART TRAHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.SADDL.01/MSO