FNUS75 KMSO 282343
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
543 PM MDT SUN JUL 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1710 MDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BACK DOOR FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE THROUGH
YOUR FIRE LATER TONIGHT CAUSING EASTERLY WINDS AROUND 1 AM MDT.
THESE WINDS SHOULD LINGER THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND BY THE
AFTERNOON THE FRONT SHOULD BE OVER YOUR FIRE AS THE WESTERLY UPPER
LEVEL WINDS COMPETE WITH THE EASTERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE.
SO YOUR FIRE SHOULD SEE EITHER NORTHERLY OR WESTERLY WINDS ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON.  THE BEST MOISTURE APPEARS TO REMAIN NORTH
OF YOUR FIRE, BUT CAN NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM
IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING EAST 5-7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...GREG JACOBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130728.GOLDC.01/MSO