FNUS75 KMSO 051448
FWSMSO

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLD CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
848 AM MDT MON AUG 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0824 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO MOISTEN ALOFT AND BECOME
UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON.  IN ADDITION, A PASSING WEATHER DISTURBANCE
SHOULD INCREASE THE AFTERNOON WINDS.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER
THE FIRE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES AGAIN WARMING AND
RH DECREASING (BOTH DAY AND NIGHT TIME RECOVERIES).

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SPRINKLES OR A VERY LIGHT RAIN
                    SHOWER POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.   GUSTY WINDS NEAR ANY AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN CLEARING OVERNIGHT.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3-6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 MPH...DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY
                    3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...BAUCK
REQUESTED BY...GOLD CREEK IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130805.GOLDC.01/MSO