FNUS75 KMSO 021854
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE MTN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1254 PM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1226 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE BETWEEN 1700
AND 1900 MDT. THE EAST ASPECT OF THE FIRE SHOULD SHELTER THE FIRE
FROM THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT...HOWEVER A WESTERLY WIND SHOULD
DEVELOP OVER THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL
TURN TO THE NORTHWEST WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-10 MPH WITH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    AT RIDGE TOP...WEST 8-12 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...JACK CURRIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.SADDL.01/MSO