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Spot Forecast for Horseshoe West 32
National Weather Service Missoula MT
952 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 MDT on April 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...As atmospheric moisture begins to increase, expect
to see an overall trend in increasing RHs through Thursday. RH
recoveries tonight should be fairly good, near 70 percent. The
probability for rain increases on Friday, with a roughly 50
percent chance of seeing a wetting rain.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....32-37.
* Max Humidity........64-69 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 5-12 mph becoming variable 2-4 mph
  after sunset.
* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....56-61.
* Min Humidity........29-34 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 5-10 mph. Gusts to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 5500 ft agl in the
  late morning and afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....33-38.
* Max Humidity........82-87 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 5-12 mph becoming variable 2-4
  mph.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft
  agl in the late evening and overnight.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.FRIDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the morning,
  then rain likely in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....50-55.
* Min Humidity........48-53 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming northwest 5-6 mph
  in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 4000 ft agl late in
  the morning.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.07-0.12 inches.

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Forecaster...JennK
Requested by...Donovan Suko
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412290.0/MSO
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL donovan.suko@usda.gov
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
