Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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Spot Forecast for SWN Swan Wood RX
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1202 PM MDT Wed Sep 25 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 MDT on September 25.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...Warm and dry conditions continue today with an
increase in southwesterly winds. Shower and isolated thunderstorm
chances increase this evening and continue into Thursday morning.
There is a potential for gusts over 40 mph near any thunderstorms,
mainly 7-10pm.

The chance of wetting rain is near 50% tonight with a forecast
precipitation range from 0.07-0.25". Cooler and breezy conditions
are expected on Thursday.


.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny to partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....75-80.
* Min Humidity........27-32 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the
  evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Rain showers likely
  overnight.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent.
* Min Temperature.....46-51.
* Max Humidity........85-90 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest to west 7-13 mph. Gusts up to 30
  mph overnight.
* Mixing Height.......1000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.07-0.25 inches.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
  morning.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....58-63.
* Min Humidity........35-40 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 9-12 mph with gusts to around 25
  mph.
* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl increasing to 4500 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.03 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Booth
Requested by...Nace
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 09/25/24
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