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Spot Forecast for FFS 1.2
National Weather Service Missoula MT
654 PM MDT Thu Apr 25 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1900 MDT on April 25.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Dispersion will be lowering quickly this evening
with sunset. Mixing will improve slightly tomorrow afternoon, but
overall expecting a downward trend in dispersion over the next
few days as clouds/precipitation and lesser winds speeds are
anticipated. Winds tonight will be light with a slight trend
towards a northerly direction by Friday morning. Showers are
possible tonight, but the bulk of precipitation is not expected
until tomorrow morning. In the Friday-Saturday timeframe there is
a 60 percent chance you will receive 0.25" or more of
precipitation.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers after
  midnight.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Less than 10 percent.
* Min Temperature.....37-42.
* Max Humidity........70-75 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 3-6 mph becoming variable 2-4 mph.
* Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00-0.02 inches.

.FRIDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Rain likely in the morning, then rain
  in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent.
* Chance Lightning....10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....49-54.
* Min Humidity........57-62 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........North around 5 mph shifting to the west
  around 6 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 4500 ft agl late in
  the morning.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.08-0.15 inches.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Rain in the evening, then rain likely
  overnight.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Less than 10 percent.
* Min Temperature.....34-39.
* Max Humidity........95-100 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........North 5-6 mph.
* Mixing Height.......1000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl in the
  late evening and overnight.
* Mixing Winds........North 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.10-0.20 inches.

.SATURDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Rain in the morning, then rain likely
  in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent.
* Chance Lightning....10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....47-52.
* Min Humidity........65-70 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming west 5-6 mph in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.08-0.14 inches.

$$
Forecaster...JennK
Requested by...Valentijn Hoff
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412520.0/MSO
.DELDT 04/25/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL valentijn.hoff@firecenter.umt.edu