FNUS75 KMSO 271611
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD PAN COMPLEX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1011 AM MDT SAT JUL 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0941 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL MOVE ON TO THE EAST BY THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THE LINGERING MOISTURE WILL KEEP
THE HAINES AT A LOW LEVEL. HAINES WILL INCREASE TO MODERATE BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FORECAST IS FOR OBSERVATION POINT. CONDITIONS
AT LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE FIRE COULD BE A LITTLE WARMER AND
DRIER DEPENDING ON SMOKE THICKNESS. NO MOISTURE EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY MID-AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 8-14 MPH. GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...GIBSON/NOBLE
REQUESTED BY...BITTERROOT DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130727.GOLDP.01/MSO