FNUS75 KMSO 120456
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MOUNTAIN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1056 PM MDT SAT AUG 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2217 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER
PATTERN OVER THE WILDFIRE, PRODUCING A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING
TREND UNDER A RATHER STABLE ATMOSPHERE. WINDS WILL LARGELY BE LIGHT,
DIURNAL IN NATURE AND LARGELY INFLUENCED BY THE TERRAIN THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY. THERMAL BELTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE AND
GROW STRONGER THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER MONDAY AFTERNOON THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BEGIN TO DESTABILIZE AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS. THIS
WILL RESULT IN WINDS BECOMING A BIT STRONGER FROM THE WEST...BUT
ALSO WITH LOWER RH VALUES IN PLACE AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM: 87-92. TOP: 78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 5-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM: 60-65. TOP: 49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM: 49-54 PERCENT TOP: 35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM: 89-94. TOP: 79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...VICKI STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120811.CONDO.02/MSO