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Spot Forecast for Swamp Rat Unit 6
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1025 AM MDT Fri May 10 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1600 MDT on May 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A ridge of high pressure will be over the region on
Sunday causing warm and dry conditions. Then on Monday a weak
disturbance will break down the ridge causing slightly cooler
temperatures, but a significant increase in the winds. The fire
location has around an 80% chance of having wind gusts around 30
mph during the early afternoon hours on Monday. The probability
drops to around 35% chance of having wind gusts greater than 35
mph Monday afternoon.

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....74-79.
* Min Humidity........17-22 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3-6 mph becoming southwest 8-13 mph
  with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....45-50.
* Max Humidity........58-63 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 8-13 mph decreasing to 4-8 mph
  after sunset.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
  afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....61-66.
* Min Humidity........23-28 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-10 mph increasing to 13-18 mph
  during the late morning. Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

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Forecaster...Smith
Requested by...Kate Airhart
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/10/24
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.EMAIL kate.airhart@usda.gov