FNUS75 KMSO 300937
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
337 AM MDT TUE JUL 30 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2137 MDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MORE UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BE OVER THE REGION THE
NEXT COUPLE DAYS THEN WE HAVE SEEN RECENTLY. THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, THOUGH LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
WILL BE MORE LIKELY OVER THE FIRE THAN THUNDERSTORMS, WHICH WILL
BE FURTHER EAST NEAR THE DIVIDE. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY OUT OF
THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH GUST APPROACHING 15-18 MPH. WEDNESDAY'S
WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHTER WITH MAINLY DIURNAL DOMINATING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-7
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 1-3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...ROBINSON
REQUESTED BY...GREG JACOBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130729.GOLDC.01/MSO