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Spot Forecast for Pattee Canyon 20C
National Weather Service Missoula MT
557 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 2100 MDT on April 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Today brings a slight uptick in temperatures,
and a slight increase in humidity. Expect west winds to pick up
in the afternoon, accompanied by and increase in cloud cover and
isolated showers. Thursday marks the start of a cooling trend,
with humidity levels less dry.

.TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....64-69.
* Min Humidity........17-22 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph becoming southwest around
  6 mph mid morning shifting to the west 6-12 mph in the late
  morning and afternoon. Gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........South 5 mph shifting to the west 15 mph
  late in the morning, then increasing to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........13  8   9   6   20   25  30  41  53  55  65  64
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............40  41  43  47  52  55  59  61  62  63  63  64
RH..............48  49  47  45  38  34  31  31  30  30  29  29
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..6   6   6   5   6   6   8   9   10  10  10  12
20 FT wind gust.10  10          10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 4.5 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.5
Transp wind dir.S   S   SE  S   SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.5   5   5   5   5   10  10  15  15  20  20  20

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers
  in the evening.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Min Temperature.....37-42.
* Max Humidity........61-66 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 7-13 mph.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph decreasing to 10 mph after 3 am.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....55-60.
* Min Humidity........34-39 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 6-10 mph. Gusts to 15 mph in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl in the
  late morning and afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph increasing to 15 mph late in the
  morning.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

TIME (MDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........43  57  57  57  57  58  58  58  58  68  68  68
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............39  41  42  44  48  49  52  54  55  55  56  57
RH..............66  64  59  57  51  48  47  45  43  42  40  39
20 FT wind dir..W   W   SW  W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..7   7   6   7   7   7   8   8   8   10  10  10
20 FT wind gust.10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.5 1.0 2.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 6.0
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
Transp wind spd.5   5   5   10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  15

$$
Forecaster...Kitsmiller
Requested by...Theoden Johnson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411667.3/MSO
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL theoden.m.johnson@usda.gov