FNUS75 KMSO 311619
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD CREEK FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1019 AM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0945 MDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUD COVER AND THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE IS
A CHANCE THAT SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD LAST
THROUGH THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP AND HUMIDITY WILL
INCREASE TOMORROW AS A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM PUMPS MOISTURE AND
CLOUDS INTO THE REGION. THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF
THUNDERSTORMS BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. STORMS SHOULD BE WET BUT WILL
ALSO BE CAPABLE OF FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND GUSTY WINDS. AN
EASTERLY WIND WILL SET UP TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 74-77...TOP 70-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........BOTTOM 21-26 PERCENT...TOP 29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    5-8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING
                    THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....BOTTOM 67-70...TOP 63-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...JENNK
REQUESTED BY...FARINHOLT-IC T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130731.GOLDC.01/MSO