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Spot Forecast for Elk Creek
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1045 PM MDT Sat May 11 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on May 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...High pressure will remain in control through Sunday,
bringing another day of warm and relatively dry conditions. Winds
will generally be terrain driven. On Monday, the ridge will begin
to break down allowing for an increase in westerly winds by
afternoon. There will also be a chance for showers by late Monday
afternoon into Tuesday. The chance of a wetting rain is low
through Monday night (20 percent chance).

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Max Temperature.....68-73.
* Min Humidity........22-27 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 5-9 mph. Gusts to 12 mph in the
  late afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Haines Index........3 very low.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Min Temperature.....41-46.
* Max Humidity........60-65 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 5-9 mph becoming west 4-6 mph
  after sunset.
* Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft
  agl early in the evening.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of
  rain in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Max Temperature.....63-68.
* Min Humidity........25-30 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 5-14 mph. Gusts to 20 mph in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 9000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph.
* Haines Index........3 very low.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

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Forecaster...JennK
Requested by...Josh Hansen
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL Josh.hansen@usda.gov