Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
273 FNUS75 KMSO 171413 FWSMSO 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. $$ Forecaster...Lukinbeal Requested by...JT Sohr Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2414432.1/MSO .DELDT 05/17/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Jacob.sohr@usda.gov, idgvc@firenet.gov