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Spot Forecast for Piquett Creek Rx
National Weather Service Missoula MT
250 AM MDT Sat Apr 13 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on April 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Continued warm and dry today with general upslope
wind. There is a 60 percent chance for showers and a weak
thunderstorm by early evening. There could be erratic wind gusts
to 20 mph with the shower activity. In terms of precipitation this
evening, the 25th percentile (or at least expect this much) is
0.01 while the high end (75th) is at 0.07". Showers again are
possible Sunday early evening with the percentile range from 0.00"
to 0.04".

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....68-72.
* Min Humidity........20-24 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........South-southwest around 6 mph shifting to the
  north 5-8 mph in the late afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 5500 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly clear.
  Slight chance of showers and weak thunderstorms between 5 and 8
  pm MDT.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...15 percent.
* Chance Lightning....15 percent.
* Min Temperature.....42-46.
* Max Humidity........66-75 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........North 5-8 mph shifting to the south 4-6 mph
  overnight.
* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........South 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.04 inches.

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers after
  4 pm MDT.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....67-72.
* Min Humidity........29-34 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 4-8 mph. Gusty south winds to 15
  mph possible with showers.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 7500 ft agl early
  in the afternoon, then increasing to 10000 ft agl late in the
  afternoon decreasing to 6500 ft agl late in the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........South 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.04 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Noble
Requested by...David Fox
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410306.2/MSO
.DELDT 04/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL david.fox@usda.gov