FNUS75 KMSO 020014
FWSMSO

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1742 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING THE FIRE SITE
THIS MORNING. THE FIRE LOCATION IS IN A VERY VULNERABLE SPOT FOR
INCREASING WEST WINDS THIS MORNING...PEAKING DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. CLOUDS WILL BE SPREADING OVER THE AREA BY LATE
MORNING AND THICKEN DURING THE AFTERNOON. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
HIGHER HUMIDITIES SHOULD HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE EFFECT OF WINDS.
THE BEST CHANCE OF ANY PRECIPITATION WILL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

FRIDAY...A NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
ELEVATED HUMIDITIES TO THE FIRE SITE. DRIER AIR WILL BE MOVING
BACK INTO NORTHWEST MONTANA LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH DURING THE
                    MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6-12 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 12-18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...OLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120801.CONDO.02/MSO