FNUS75 KMSO 251534
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
934 AM MDT SUN JUL 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0856 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT ANOTHER HOT...SUNNY DAY TODAY WITH DIURNALLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ACROSS THE WILDFIRE LOCATION. TONIGHT HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA AS MID LEVEL MOISTURE
APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. MONDAY WILL BRING THE FIRST SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEK. ANY STORMS WHICH DO DEVELOP
COULD BRING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS BUT ONLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 7 TO
                    10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8-12 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2-5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...DICKERSON
REQUESTED BY...CARRIE JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100725.ROCKC.01/MSO