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Spot Forecast for McSutten Unit 44 Falls Creek
National Weather Service Missoula MT
235 PM MDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1402 MDT on April 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...The ridge of high pressure will be over the area on
Saturday keeping warm and dry conditions. High level clouds will
be moving into the area during the late afternoon. Also the fire
location should have easterly winds during the morning then
turning southerly in the afternoon. The cold front is expected to
move through your location after midnight on Saturday night. The
best chance for precipitation will be after midnight into Sunday
morning. West winds will be steadily increasing during the morning
hours.


.SATURDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....53-58.
* Min Humidity........20-25 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........East 5-10 mph becoming south 5-10 mph with
  gusts up to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 5500 ft agl late in
  the morning.
* Mixing Winds........East 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear then becoming mostly cloudy.
  Chance of rain after midnight.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.
* Min Temperature.....36-41.
* Max Humidity........65-70 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........South 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........South 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.05 inches.

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the
  morning, then slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....46-51.
* Min Humidity........34-39 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 10-15 mph becoming west 15-20 mph
  with gusts up to 35 mph by late morning.
* Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl in the
  late morning and afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 30 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.01 inches.

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Forecaster...Smith
Requested by...Raymond FLanagan
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411428.0/MSO
.DELDT 04/19/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL raymond.flanagan@usda.gov

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