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Spot Forecast for Wye Fire
National Weather Service Missoula MT
810 AM MDT Mon Sep 16 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 PDT on September 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Moisture and instability will increase this
afternoon, leading to showers and scattered thunderstorms after
1500. Storms will be capable of producing heavy rain and small
hail. Shower activity will become more widespread tonight into
Tuesday as a closed low moves into the region. Through Wednesday
morning, two day precipitation totals will be 0.40 inches on the
low end and up to 1.00 inch on the high end.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
  thunderstorms in the afternoon after 1500 PDT.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent.
* Chance Lightning....25 percent.
* LAL.................3.
* Max Temperature.....77-82.
* Min Humidity........38-43 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph becoming upslope/upvalley
  3-6 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 3500 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........East 5 mph.
* Haines Index........3 very low.
* Precip Amount.......0.05-0.15 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the
  evening. Chance of thunderstorms. Chance of rain showers
  overnight. Patchy fog overnight.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...60 percent.
* Chance Lightning....40 percent.
* LAL.................3.
* Min Temperature.....46-51.
* Max Humidity........95-100 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.10-0.25 inches.

.TUESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Slight
  chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Rain showers. Chance of
  thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...90 percent.
* Chance Lightning....40 percent.
* LAL.................3.
* Max Temperature.....63-68.
* Min Humidity........67-72 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming west 5-7 mph in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 5 mph.
* Haines Index........2 very low.
* Precip Amount.......0.15-0.40 inches.

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Forecaster...Lukinbeal
Requested by...JT Sohr
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2422449.2/MSO
.DELDT 09/16/24
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.EMAIL jacob.sohr@usda.gov