FNUS75 KMSO 192146
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
346 PM MDT FRI JUL 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1520 MDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...THROUGH AT
LEAST NEXT TUESDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE HAS COLLAPSED A BIT RESULTING
IN A MORE ORGANIZED WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT, WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE
INCREASED WINDS DURING THE LATTER HALF OF EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY EVENING.

.THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6-9
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-8 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6-8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE GIERSDORF FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130719.GOLDC.01/MSO