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Spot Forecast for Lower West Fork RX
National Weather Service Missoula MT
749 AM MDT Tue Sep 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on September 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Warm and dry days are expected Thursday into the
coming weekend. Winds will begin the day light and variable with
southwest to west winds beginning around 1-2pm each afternoon for
Thursday and Friday. Gusts will be around 20 mph in the afternoon.

Dry conditions continue this weekend but winds will decrease and
become more diurnally driven.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....71-76.
* Min Humidity........25-30 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph becoming southwest to west
  5-9 mph early afternoon. Gusts to 22 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Clear.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....42-47.
* Max Humidity........66-71 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West around 5 mph shifting to the southwest
  overnight.
* Mixing Height.......4500 ft agl decreasing to 1000 ft agl early
  in the evening.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.FRIDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....74-79.
* Min Humidity........19-24 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3-5 mph becoming southwest 5-8
  mph early afternoon. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl increasing to 7500 ft agl late
  in the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows 42-47. Highs 76-81. Diurnal terrain winds to
10 mph. Min Rh: 17-22 percent.
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows 42-47. Highs 70-75. Diurnal terrain winds to
10 mph. Min Rh: 25-30 percent.
.MONDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows 34-39. Highs 64-69. Diurnal terrain winds to
10 mph. Min Rh: 28-32 percent.

$$
Forecaster...Booth
Requested by...David Fox
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 09/24/24
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.EMAIL david.fox@usda.gov