FNUS75 KMSO 241210
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MOUNTAIN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
610 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0553 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VIGOROUS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE IMPACTING THE FIRE
SITE TODAY BRINGING STRONG WEST WINDS...BUT VERY LIMITED MOISTURE
TO THE AREA. DRY AIR AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
SHOW SIGNS OF CLOUD DEVELOPMENT AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES LATER
THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLING
DURING THE DAY AS COLDER MOVES IN WITH THE SYSTEM. WINDS WILL BE
DECREASING AGAIN THIS LATER THIS EVENING.

SATURDAY...WARMER AND CONTINUED DRY UNDER A RIDGING PATTERN. WINDS
WILL RETURN TO GENERAL UPSLOPE WINDS AND NOT VERY STRONG.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY EARLY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                    LATER IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...VICKI STEPHENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.CONDO.01/MSO