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Spot Forecast for Oettiker Cr 3 RX
National Weather Service Missoula MT
842 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0000 MDT on April 25.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Thursday will see cooler temperatures and lower RHs
with cloudy skies. Southwest winds will still be in play, but
weaker than what is expected for today. Chances for precipitation
increase overnight Thursday into Friday, but the probability of a
wetting rain on Friday is currently only about 40 percent.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....53-58.
* Min Humidity........37-42 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest to west 7-10 mph. Gusts to 15 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 5000 ft agl in the
  late morning and afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers
  overnight.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....37-42.
* Max Humidity........76-81 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West up to 10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl in the
  late evening and overnight.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.FRIDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Rain likely.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....49-54.
* Min Humidity........53-58 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph becoming northeast around 5
  mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........East 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.05-0.12 inches.

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Forecaster...JennK
Requested by...Burn Boss
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412275.0/MSO
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL yuri.kozicky@usda.gov,manuel.mendoza@usda.gov,justin.kaber@usda.gov

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