FNUS75 KMSO 231558
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
958 AM MDT FRI JUL 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0946 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE AND A DRYER AIR MASS WILL QUICKLY BUILD
OVER THE AREA TODAY.  THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL FURTHER
STRENGTHEN INTO SUNDAY RESULTING IN MUCH WARMER AND DRYER CONDITIONS.
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME QUITE STABLE TONIGHT.  A VERY LIGHT WIND
FLOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE FIRE WITH DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS
TAKING OVER THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING...MOSTLY CLEAR
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-10 MPH THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 2-7 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    3-7 MPH BY MID DAY.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...TORY KENDRICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100723.ROCKC.01/MSO