FNUS75 KMSO 242140
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
340 PM MDT WED JUL 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1521 MDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
WEEKEND. A WEAK DISTURBANCE ON THURSDAY COULD PRODUCE SOME
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE LACK OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE...ANY
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE DRY WITH GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9-11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-7 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9-11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.


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FORECASTER...KOLATA
REQUESTED BY...BRUCE GIERSDORF FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130724.GOLDC.01/MSO