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Spot Forecast for Salish Good 19 RX
National Weather Service Missoula MT
838 AM MDT Thu May 16 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0000 MDT on May 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A trough of low pressure and surface cold front will
bring elevated westerly wind gusts tonight into Friday. Confidence
is high for gusts of at least 20 mph, with expected gusts of
25-30. Furthermore, occasional gusts of greater than 30 mph may
occur with any shower/thunderstorm activity. Given the showery
nature of precipitation tomorrow, spotty wetting rains are
expected, with a 40 percent chance across the site.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
  slight chance of thunderstorms.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.
* Chance Lightning....15 percent.
* Min Temperature.....38-43.
* Max Humidity........75-80 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 6-8 mph with gusts 15-20 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.03 inches.

.FRIDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the morning,
  then rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the
  afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent.
* Max Temperature.....50-55.
* Min Humidity........40-45 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 6-13 mph with gusts 25-30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl in the
  late morning and afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 25 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.08 inches.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
  slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....15 percent.
* Min Temperature.....31-36.
* Max Humidity........77-82 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 7-10 mph with gusts 20-25 mph in the
  evening becoming northwest 4-7 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl in the
  late evening and overnight.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.01 inches.

.SATURDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain in the
  afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....55-60.
* Min Humidity........27-32 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph becoming southwest 4-7 mph
  in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl increasing to 9500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Lukinbeal
Requested by...Cy Hanson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2414404.0/MSO
.DELDT 05/16/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL cy.d.hanson@usda.gov