FNUS75 KMSO 221340
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON 16 A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
740 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT AN INCREASE IN WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS TIGHTEN DUE TO AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE ON THE RIDGE TOPS BUT THE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE VALLEY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER FROM TUESDAY BUT STILL MUCH
ABOVE NORMAL WITH DRY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 8-16 MPH BY 10AM. GUSTS UP
                    TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...BRAD GILLESPIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.CONDO.02/MSO