FNUS75 KMSO 142347
FWSMSO

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1707 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT WAS APPROACHING THE CANADIAN BORDER
THIS EVENING (1800 MDT) AND WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE
ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHEAST WITH
THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT...THEN A BIT MORE EASTERLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE MUCH IMPROVED WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF
WETTING RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. LIGHTNING IS A POSSIBILITY WITH THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE.

MUCH COOLER STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY.
HOWEVER...EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY AT LEAST DURING THE
MORNING HOURS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS
                    EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 4-8 MPH BY SHORTLY
                    AFTER NIGHTFALL. THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 5-12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 20 MPH ABOUT MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A DECREASING CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS. MUCH COOLER.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7-10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...VICKI STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120814.CONDO.03/MSO