FNUS75 KMSO 011942
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MTN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
142 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1304 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE
TODAY. A THERMAL BELT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FIRE AGAIN TONIGHT. AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT
THE FIRE THURSDAY WITH INCREASED WINDS. THE FRONT WILL PASS OVER
THE FIRE IN THE LATE EVENING CAUSING A WIND SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST. THE FIRES ASPECT WILL NOT PRODUCE MUCH SHELTERING FROM
THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. WIND GUSTS AT RIDGE
TOP WILL EXCEED 30 MPH AT TIMES. MORE MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE
WILL RAISE RHS SLIGHTLY OVER TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 84-89...TOP 77-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 16 MPH TOP OF THE FIRE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 44-49...TOP 52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 73-78 PERCENT...TOP 48-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 80-85...TOP 74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15-25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...LOEFFELBEIN
REQUESTED BY...AFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120801.CONDO.01/MSO