FNUS75 KMSO 222344
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
544 PM MDT THU JUL 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1717 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
ENTERING NORTHWEST MONTANA LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE TRAILING END OF
THIS FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE SITE LATER THIS EVENING AND EXIT BY
MIDNIGHT. MAINLY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THE BIGGER IMPACT BEING
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS
EVENING. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS THEREAFTER.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 14-23 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...FELSCH
REQUESTED BY...COTTRELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100722.ROCKC.01/MSO