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Spot Forecast for Cold Jim 31
National Weather Service Missoula MT
801 AM MDT Wed Sep 25 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on September 25.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A cold front is expected to move through between 9
and 11 pm this evening. Showers and a few thunderstorms are possible
between 6 and 8 pm. The storms could produce wind gusts over 30 mph,
small hail, lightning and brief heavy rain. Then the front moves
through, winds shift to the north and periods of steady rain will
occur overnight. The range of total rainfall is from 0.02" up to
0.30". There is a 40 percent chance for a wetting rain tonight.
Cooler with weaker wind on Thursday. Breezy southwest winds are
anticipated for Friday, but are only expected to stay below 15 mph.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....83-87.
* Min Humidity........18-23 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph becoming southwest 6-10 mph
  with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
  slight chance of thunderstorms.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent.
* Min Temperature.....48-50.
* Max Humidity........95-100 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........South-southeast 5 to 8 mph in the evening
           becoming north 6 to 10 mph between 9 and 11 pm then
           becoming variable 3 to 5 mph.
* Mixing Winds........North 10 mph becoming north 5 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.06 inches.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
  morning.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....67-72.
* Min Humidity........25-30 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming west 5-7 mph in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.01 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Noble
Requested by...Sam Cummings
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL samuel.cummings@usda.gov