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Spot Forecast for Oettiker Cr 3 RX
National Weather Service Missoula MT
821 AM MDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0000 MDT on April 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Wednesday will be the last relatively warm and dry
day before temperatures start to cool and RHs start to increase
on Thursday. Wednesday afternoon is expected to be breezy, with
gusts approaching 25 mph from the southwest in the afternoon.
Wetting rains become more likely by Friday (around 50 percent
chance).

.WEDNESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly
  cloudy in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....60-65.
* Min Humidity........20-25 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3-5 mph becoming southwest 8-14 mph
  with gusts to near 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....35-40.
* Max Humidity........63-68 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 7-14 mph becoming variable 3-5 mph
  after sunset.
* Mixing Height.......4500 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft
  agl early in the evening.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Showers possible by late
  afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....54-59.
* Min Humidity........35-40 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 6-12 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

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Forecaster...JennK
Requested by...Burn Boss
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411958.0/MSO
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL manuel.mendoza@usda.gov,yuri.kozicky@usda.gov,justin.kaber@usda.gov

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