FNUS75 KMSO 182151
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
351 PM MDT THU JUL 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1533 MDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL RESIDE OVER THE FIRE FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. LATE
AFTERNOON WEST WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP FRIDAY AS THE RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BREAKS DOWN SLIGHTLY IN RESPONSE TO A DISTURBANCE
MOVING THROUGH CANADA.

.REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    ...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH AND
                    GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE GIERSDORF FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130718.GOLDC.01/MSO