FNUS75 KMSO 221603
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1003 AM MDT FRI MAY 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 MDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE REGION TODAY
WHICH MEANS WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRIER CONDITIONS THAN THURSDAY.
A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND
PRODUCE A LIGHT EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND IN EXPOSED AREAS AND
RIDGETOPS...OTHERWISE EXPECT LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN SLOPE WINDS. A
FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...64-69. TOP...59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...19-24 PERCENT. TOP...23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2-4 MPH...BECOMING EAST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...67-72. TOP...62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...15-20 PERCENT. TOP...18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...MUENSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090522.GOLDC.01/MSO