FNUS75 KMSO 231214
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MOUNTAIN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
614 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0553 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

..BREEZY TODAY WITH MARGINAL HUMIDITIES FOR ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR AND
EVEN STRONGER WINDS FRIDAY BUT MUCH COOLER AIRMASS...

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD
OF THE APPROACHING PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM. TEMPERATURES AND
MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAYS READINGS. WINDS
WILL REMAIN BREEZY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SO THERMAL BELTS MAY NOT BE AS
STRONG. FRIDAY A COLD FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. WILL LIKELY SEE SOME CLOUDS WITH THE FRONT BUT LITTLE TO
NO RAIN IS EXPECTED AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. FRIDAY WILL HAVE A
COOLER AIRMASS IN PLACE WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS OVER THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 BOTTOM...73-78 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    WITH VIRGA.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42 BOTTOM...45-50 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 BOTTOM...58-63 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING. BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. VIRGA IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12-17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MEAD
REQUESTED BY...VICKI STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.CONDO.01/MSO