FNUS75 KMSO 151140
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MOUNTAIN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
540 AM MDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0525 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH YOUR FIRE LAST NIGHT.
EASTERLY WINDS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH THE
STRONGEST GUSTS OCCURING THIS MORNING. A BAND OF PRECIPITATION
WILL MOVE THROUGH YOUR AREA THIS MORNING WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF A
WETTING RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
A RIDGE WILL QUICKLY BUILD OVER THE REGION TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW
CAUSING A WARMING AND DRYING TREND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......70-75.
       TOP..........55-60
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......30-35 PERCENT.
       TOP..........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       BOTTOM.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
       TOP..........EAST WINDS 7-12 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......32-37.
       TOP..........39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......90-95 PERCENT.
       TOP..........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       BOTTOM.......NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-6 MPH.
       TOP..........EAST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
       BOTTOM.......78-83.
       TOP..........71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........
       BOTTOM.......19-24 PERCENT.
       TOP..........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
       BOTTOM.......VARIABLE 2-6 MPH.
       TOP..........EAST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 5-10 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...VICKI STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.CONDO.01/MSO