FNUS75 KMSO 181210
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MOUNTAIN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
610 AM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE
TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON SUNDAY WE ARE LOOKING FOR A CHANGE AS THE
RIDGE SHIFTS SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST AND SOME MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL
WORK ITS WAY INTO MONTANA. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME LATE AFTERNOON
TO EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS. WOULD NOT
EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 3 OR 4 PM ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........71-76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...VICKI STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120818.CONDO.01/MSO