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Spot Forecast for Pedro Mine Fire
National Weather Service Missoula MT
817 AM MDT Sun Sep 15 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on September 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Southerly winds will develop today, with gusts of
15-20 mph this afternoon. Mid-level moisture will increase tonight
with showers and isolated thunderstorms developing overnight. A
lull in activity is expected Monday morning, before another round
of showers and isolated thunderstorms develops by late Monday
afternoon. Precipitation will become more widespread Tuesday into
Wednesday morning as a closed low moves into the region, with a
75% chance for at least 0.50 inches of rain and a 25% chance for
1.00 inches or more.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Max Temperature.....56-61.
* Min Humidity........25-30 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........South 4-7 mph increasing to 8-12 mph with
  gusts of 15-20 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl increasing to 8500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........South 15 mph.
* Haines Index........4 low.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
  isolated thunderstorms.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....15 percent.
* LAL.................2.
* Min Temperature.....35-40.
* Max Humidity........75-80 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 6-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......4500 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft
  agl.
* Mixing Winds........South 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.01 inches.

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
  slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent.
* LAL.................2.
* Max Temperature.....54-59.
* Min Humidity........42-47 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........South 8-12 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........South 15 mph.
* Haines Index........3 very low.
* Precip Amount.......0.06 inches.

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Forecaster...Lukinbeal
Requested by...Gregory Daniels
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/15/24
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.EMAIL gregory.daniels@usda.gov