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Spot Forecast for Piquett Creek Rx
National Weather Service Missoula MT
641 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on April 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Winds will slowly shift counter clockwise from the
southwest to almost northerly overnight tonight as a cold front
drops south out of Canada. This system is moisture starved but
showers, initially rain and eventually snow, will begin after
1700 MDT Tuesday and continue off and on through Wednesday. Total
precipitation over 24 hours may amount to 0.10" but will come in
showers of a couple hundredths every 6 hours starting this
evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
  afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....47-52.
* Min Humidity........31-36 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 9-10 mph shifting to the west 10-13
  mph with gusts to 16 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 5500 ft agl late in
  the morning.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the evening.
  Chance of snow.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....25-30.
* Max Humidity........65-70 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 8-12 mph decreasing to 6-7 mph
  overnight.
* Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.02-0.04 inches.

.WEDNESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning,
  then snow likely in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....40-45.
* Min Humidity........35-40 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 6-7 mph shifting to the north 8-10 mph
  in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.06-0.09 inches.

$$
Forecaster...BEC
Requested by...David Fox
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410306.5/MSO
.DELDT 04/16/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL david.fox@usda.gov

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