FNUS75 KMSO 210030
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR CONDON MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
630 PM MDT THU SEP 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1809 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...VERY LITTLE CHANGES TO ONGOING WEATHER REGIME:
EXPECT HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN IN PLACE, CREATING WARM, DRY, AND
STABLE CONDITIONS TO PERSIST. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
CONTINUE TO BE POOR AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN THIS WAY FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR THE MID TO UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE SITE. AN EAST WIND
WILL DEVELOP FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS DURING THE DAY, BUT WILL
REMAIN LIGHT. FOR UPPER ELEVATIONS, EXPECT A TERRAIN-DRIVEN
AFTERNOON WIND, SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS AFTERNOONS.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...83-88.
                    UPPER...63-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........LOWER...13-18 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH FOR LOWER ELEVATION.
                    NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 13-15 MPH
                    FOR UPPER ELEVATION.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...38-43.
                    UPPER...52-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........LOWER...75-81 PERCENT.
                    UPPER...38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....LOWER...84-89.
                    UPPER...64-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3-6 MPH. UPPER ELEVATIONS WILL
                    SEE A SWITCH TO EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 6-8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...ALLEGRETTO
REQUESTED BY...MATT BUTLER FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120920.CONDO.02/MSO