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Spot Forecast for Dog Lake
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1059 AM MDT Mon May 27 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 MDT on May 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Warm and dry weather is anticipated today with
generally terrain driven winds under high pressure aloft. Tomorrow
will see high pressure begin to break down ahead of a cold front
passage Tuesday night. Winds will increase and become breezy from
the southwest, though warm and dry conditions will continue during
the day. Thunderstorms are possible (20 percent chance) in the
afternoon, but become likely after 6pm. Thunderstorms will be
capable of gusty outflow winds over 40 mph, lightning and brief
heavy rain. Wetting rains are likely Tuesday night.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....64-69.
* Min Humidity........28-33 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Upslope 3-5 mph becoming west 6-8 mph.
* Mixing Height.......6000 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....47-52.
* Max Humidity........59-64 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 5-6 mph shifting to the northeast
  around 5 mph overnight.
* Mixing Height.......5000 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft
  agl early in the evening.
* Mixing Winds........Southeast 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TUESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
  thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent.
* Max Temperature.....71-76.
* Min Humidity........30-35 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 7-8 mph becoming southwest 7-10
  mph with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southeast 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...JennK
Requested by...Kelly OBennick
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL kelly.obennick@cskt.org