FNUS75 KMSO 121453 FWSMSO SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON HF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 853 AM MDT TUE APR 12 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL KEEP RAIN OUT OF THE FORECAST AND ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM IN THE LOW 50S. HOWEVER...THIS DRY PERIOD WILL BE SHORT- LIVED AS ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE FRONT TIMED TO MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE MID AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS VERY MOIST...WITH HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF WETTING RAIN THROUGHOUT THE SWAN-CONDON VALLEY. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS...WITH SHOWERS AND BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL LINGER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 85 PERCENT LATE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. $$ FORECASTER...NOLTE/MEAD REQUESTED BY...OLSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110412.CONDO.01/MSO