FNUS75 KMSO 141819
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MOUNTAIN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1219 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPDATED TO INCREASE EAST WINDS ALONG THE TOP OF THE
RIDGE WITH THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT. EXPECT ROUGHLY 0.05 INCHES OF
RAIN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRE WITH A WETTING RAIN AT THE TOP
POSSIBLE...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW. STRONGEST EAST WINDS WILL BE AT
THE RIDGE TOP AND POSSIBLY IN THE DOG CREEK DRAINAGE NORTH OF THE
FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89 BOTTOM...74-79 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT BOTTOM...20-25 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 5-6 MPH BECOMING WEST 12-15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-14 MPH GUSTING OVER 20 MPH
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5-12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...VICKI STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120814.CONDO.02/MSO