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Spot Forecast for Buck Creek
National Weather Service Missoula MT
408 AM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on June 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...The main thunderstorm threat is expected to occur
before 0900 MDT today. West winds will increase throughout the
morning, with gusts around 30 mph developing this afternoon and
lasting until sunset.


.TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny.
  Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.
* Chance Lightning....25 percent.
* LAL.................3.
* Max Temperature.....54-59.
* Min Humidity........37-42 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 6-13 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 5500 ft agl late in
  the morning.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Haines Index........2 very low.
* Precip Amount.......0.07 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Min Temperature.....38-43.
* Max Humidity........70-75 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 5-12 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the
  evening.
* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft
  agl in the late evening and overnight.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.FRIDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Max Temperature.....57-62.
* Min Humidity........35-40 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 5-7 mph shifting to the northwest around
  7 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 5000 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Northwest 10 mph.
* Haines Index........2 very low.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Kitsmiller
Requested by...Jacquie Parks (hamilton dispatch)
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416786.0/MSO
.DELDT 06/27/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jacquie.parks@usda.gov