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SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MTN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
810 PM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1944 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
IN THE EVENING. BEST CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE LATE
AFTERNOON...BUT A WETTING RAIN IS UNLIKELY. DURING THE DAY THE
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE ERRATIC WINDS IN THE CONDON CREEK
DRAINAGE. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES IN THE EVENING...WINDS WILL
BECOME WESTERLY AND BE FUNNELED DIRECTLY UP CANYON. WINDS IN THE
LOWER CANYON WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT THE UPPER
CANYON WILL SEE WEST WINDS 15-20 MPH ALL NIGHT. THE RIDGE TOP
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NIGHT AND GUST NEAR 40 MPH ALL NIGHT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT IN THERMAL BELT.
WIND (20 FT)........DECREASING TO VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10-15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...LEACH
REQUESTED BY...BRETT PARGMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120908.CONDO.01/MSO