FNUS75 KMSO 291117
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MOUNTAIN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
517 AM MDT WED AUG 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2150 MDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE OFF TO THE EAST OF THE
FIRE THIS MORNING. A LIGHT SHOWER SHOULD PASS OVER THE FIRE THIS
MORNING WITH VERY LITTLE RAIN TO OFFER. THE UPPER ELEVATIONS HAVE
BEEN SLOW TO COOL BUT WILL SEE TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES AT THE HIGHER TERRAIN MAY NOT REBOUND TO
AS HIGH AS EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT WILL WARM THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
WILL INCREASE AT THE TOP OF THE FIRE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH THE
WHOLE FIRE SEEING INCREASED WIND BY EARLY AFTERNOON, AND INCREASED
GUSTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND WILL RELAX THROUGH THE EVENING
AT LOW ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND ON THURSDAY WITH
CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
    LOWER ELEVATION..73-78.
    UPPER ELEVATION..58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   LOWER ELEVATION..BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   UPPER ELEVATION..WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....
    LOWER ELEVATION..38-43.
    UPPER ELEVATION..43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........
    LOWER ELEVATION..71-76 PERCENT.
    UPPER ELEVATION..55-60 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    AT UPPER ELEVATIONS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
    LOWER ELEVATION..77-82.
    UPPER ELEVATION..61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8-9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...KITSMILLER
REQUESTED BY...DAVE LATTIMORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120828.CONDO.01/MSO