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Spot Forecast for Tinker Bug RX 11 & 14
National Weather Service Missoula MT
813 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 PDT on May 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Gusty west-northwest winds will continue through
this evening, with the highest gusts (20-25 mph) expected across
the top 1/3 of the unit and across unsheltered areas. The majority
of precipitation with this system occurred overnight, with
scattered showers continuing through early this afternoon. Shower
activity will gradually decrease after 1500 PDT through this
evening. Temperatures rebound on Saturday, with lower RH.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.
* Chance Lightning....15 percent.
* Max Temperature.....53-58.
* Min Humidity........33-38 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph with gusts of 15-20 mph,
  becoming northwest 8-12 mph with gusts of 20-25 mph after 1400.
* Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl increasing to 8500 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 25 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.02-0.05 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....38-43.
* Max Humidity........53-58 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 6-12 mph with gusts 15-20 mph
  shifting to the southwest 4-6 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......6500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.SATURDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....61-66.
* Min Humidity........26-31 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 3-5 mph shifting to the northwest
  7-10 mph with gusts of 10-15 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 8000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

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Forecaster...Lukinbeal
Requested by...JT Sohr
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL Jacob.sohr@usda.gov, idgvc@firenet.gov