FNUS75 KMSO 101546
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE SALVAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
946 AM MDT WED OCT 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WAVE DROPPING OUT OF CANADA WILL INCREASE CLOUDS
OVER THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL INCREASE MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE CLOUDS, THE WAVE WILL CHANGE THE
WINDS TO MORE EAST OVERNIGHT MAY CHANNEL THROUGH THE DRAINAGE JUST
SOUTH OF THE FIRE. THE LOWER ELEVATION OF THE FIRE MAY FEEL THE
AFFECTS, BUT THE TOP MOST LIKELY WILL NOT. GIVEN PROXIMITY TO THE
RIVER AND CLOUD COVER, EXCELLENT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT. THURSDAY MORNING WILL SEE CLEARING CONDITIONS AND WINDS
BECOMING LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 BOTTOM...56-61 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT BOTTOM...34-39 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 BOTTOM...58-63 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...JEFF MUENSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121010.SADDL.01/MSO