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Spot Forecast for Kootenai Face-Off unit 04
National Weather Service Missoula MT
800 AM MDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MDT on April 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...RHs will be similar to what occurred Monday, if not
slightly lower as high pressure resides over the region. You will
also see temperatures trend a few degrees warmer. Winds today will
have an easterly component, more from the northeast this morning
but switching to southeasterly by mid day.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny in the morning becoming partly
  cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....65-70.
* Min Humidity........15-20 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northeast 5-6 mph shifting to the southeast
  around 8 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southeast 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....36-41.
* Max Humidity........59-64 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........South 5-6 mph in the evening becoming
  variable 2-4 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.WEDNESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy in the morning becoming mostly
  cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....66-71.
* Min Humidity........15-20 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 5-7 mph shifting to the southwest
  7-10 mph with gusts to near 20 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...JennK
Requested by...Tyler Bothman
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411723.1/MSO
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL tyler.bothman@usda.gov

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