Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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Spot Forecast for Roberts Mtn 18
National Weather Service Missoula MT
632 AM MDT Wed May 15 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on May 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Continued dry through Thursday, the caveat being a
slight chance for a shower both Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.
Showers are very low probability and will likely form along the
terrain of the Whitefish Range moving off to the east. Any shower
especially Thursday will be capable of gusty outflow winds.

Winds: Wednesday will be a breezy day with max gusts up to 18 mph.
Thursday will become very windy lasting into Friday. Sustained
winds have a 20-30% chance of attaining 20 mph between 3 and 6pm,
while max gusts could exceed 40 mph during that timeframe, 20%
chance.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance rain shower in
  the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....71-76.
* Min Humidity........22-27 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 5-6 mph shifting to the southwest
  6-12 mph with gusts up to 18 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 8500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Min Temperature.....50-55.
* Max Humidity........60-65 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 6-12 mph shifting to the south 6-7
  mph overnight.
* Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.01 inches.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
  slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....15 percent.
* Max Temperature.....69-74.
* Min Humidity........27-32 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........South 6-12 mph shifting to the southwest
  15-22 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 7500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 25 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.03 inches.

$$
Forecaster...BEC
Requested by...Julian Adauto
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2414260.0/MSO
.DELDT 05/15/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL julian.adauto@usda.gov