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Spot Forecast for Clear creek #83 RX
National Weather Service Missoula MT
934 AM MDT Sun Apr 14 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on April 14.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Today will be slightly warmer and drier compared to
Saturday under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Winds will be
light and diurnally driven today as well. There is a slight chance
of a shower or thunderstorm late afternoon into the evening hours.
Watch for gusty, erratic winds to 25 mph with any showers or
thunderstorms.

A cold front passes through on Monday morning leading to cooler
temperatures, slightly higher min Rh, and increased southwest to
west winds. Winds of 15-25 mph will be common on Monday,
especially in the afternoon.

The best precipitation chances this coming week will be Tuesday
afternoon into Wednesday morning with the chance of a wetting rain
around 20%.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather..........Mostly sunny until late afternoon then
  partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon,
  mainly after 5pm.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....68-73.
* Min Humidity........26-31 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph shifting to the southwest
  5-9 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
  thunderstorms in the evening.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....10 percent.
* Min Temperature.....42-47.
* Max Humidity........69-74 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 7-10 mph shifting to the southwest
  9-12 mph overnight.
* Mixing Height.......5000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a few light
  showers.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....50-55.
* Min Humidity........38-43 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 12-15 mph increasing to west 23-27
  mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 5500 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Booth
Requested by...Plains/Thompson Falls ranger District
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410727.0/MSO
.DELDT 04/14/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL Rocky.wagoner@usda.gov