FNUS75 KMSO 202256
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
456 PM MDT SAT JUL 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1624 MDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN
WITH A WARM DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT RESIDING OVER WEST-CENTRAL
MONTANA. WINDS ALOFT WILL SURFACE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
DIMINISH ONCE AGAIN BY EARLY EVENING.

MONDAY COULD BRING STRONGER WEST WINDS (10-15 MPH) TO THE FIRE.

.THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...82-84. TOP...80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH VALLEY BOTTOM. WEST 4-8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AT TOP OF FIRE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...52-57. TOP...57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........BOTTOM...55-60 PERCENT. TOP...35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM...82-84. TOP...80-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VALLEY BOTTOM...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH IN THE
                                    AFTERNOON.
                    TOP OF FIRE...BECOMING WEST 6-9 MPH WITH
                                  GUSTS 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...MSJ
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE GIERSDORF FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130720.GOLDC.01/MSO