FNUS75 KMSO 201212
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MOUNTAIN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
612 AM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0552 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK BAND OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE NEAR THE FIRE THIS
MORNING. OUTSIDE OF OF THIS BAND OF SHOWERS TODAYS WEATHER WILL
BE VERY SIMILAR TO SUNDAYS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN CONTROL AS
A WEAK WAVE MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST MONTANA. THIS WAVE WILL
INCREASE CLOUDS AND PRODUCE ISOLATED SHOWERS SOUTH OF THE FIRE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY COOL
TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES BUT MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE SIMILAR.
TONIGHT THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST AS A WEATHER SYSTEM
APPROACHES. THERMAL BELTS ARE EXPECTED FOR ONE MORE NIGHT. TUESDAY
WILL BE A TRANSITION DAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
WETTING RAINS LOOK LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91 BOTTOM...82-87 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 6-9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53 BOTTOM...62-67 TOP
MAX HUMIDITY........79-84 PERCENT BOTTOM...37-42 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 6-9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88 BOTTOM...78-83 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...VICKI STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120820.CONDO.01/MSO