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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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Spot Forecast for Frenchtown Face 109
National Weather Service Missoula MT
620 PM MDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 MDT on April 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...The burn site is forecast to experience southeast
winds Wednesday morning, before winds shift to the west after
1200. Westerly wind gusts will develop between 1400-1500. The
probability for wind gusts to reach 20 mph has increased to 50%
between 1600-1700, with probabilities closer to 30% from 1300-1400
and 1700-1800 MDT. A Pacific trough will bring widespread shower
activity on Friday. There`s a 70% chance of wetting rains (0.10")
across the burn site and 30% chance for 0.25" rain. Low end rain
amounts will be closer to 0.05" if lesser shower activity
materializes than currently forecast.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....35-40.
* Max Humidity........55-60 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 5-6 mph in the evening becoming
  variable 2-4 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........South 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.WEDNESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....66-71.
* Min Humidity........17-22 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 2-5 mph becoming west 6-12 mph
  after 1200 MDT. Gusts of 15-20 mph after 1500 MDT.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....36-41.
* Max Humidity........62-67 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Lukinbeal
Requested by...Teo DiGiando
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411982.1/MSO
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL john.digiando@usda.gov

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