FNUS75 KMSO 171201
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MOUNTAIN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
601 AM MDT FRI AUG 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0547 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE TODAY
AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL KEEP SKIES CLEAR WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING
EACH DAY AND HUMIDITIES LOWERING. A SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE
LATE ON SUNDAY...BRINGING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WITH GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...VICKI STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120817.CONDO.01/MSO