FNUS75 KMSO 111317
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MTN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
717 AM MDT SAT AUG 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0652 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REBOUND OVER THE FIRE TODAY
AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING WARMING/DRYING
CONDITIONS WITH TERRAIN/DIURNALLY DRIVEN WINDS. THERMAL BELTS WILL
CONTINUE TO PLAGUE MIDSLOPES WITH VERY POOR RECOVERIES AND
SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS FOR ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR AROUND 5000 FEET
ELEVATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90 BOTTOM...76-81 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 5-6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT BOTTOM...38-43 PERCENT MID SLOPE.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXCEPT
                    NORTH/NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH AT MID SLOPE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92 BOTTOM...77-82 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 4-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...VICKI STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120811.CONDO.01/MSO