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Spot Forecast for Sheep Creek
National Weather Service Missoula MT
424 PM MDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on September 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A warming and drying trend will take place through
Wednesday. Expect increasing temperatures and decreasing relative
humidity. Winds stay mostly southwesterly. Gusts on the saddle
above the fire could see higher gusts Tuesday, about 15-20 mph.
Winds on Wednesday will increase further ahead of an approaching
dry cold front. Frontal passage looks to be Wednesday night and
will result in a shift towards westerly winds Wednesday night.

.TUESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Max Temperature.....68-73.
* Min Humidity........29-34 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 6-12 mph.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 4000 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Haines Index........2 very low.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Clear.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Min Temperature.....43-48.
* Max Humidity........58-63 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........South 5-10 mph.
* Mixing Height.......Less than 100 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........South 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.WEDNESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Max Temperature.....70-75.
* Min Humidity........16-21 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 10-15 mph with gusts to around 25
  mph.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 9000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 20 mph.
* Haines Index........4 low.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

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Forecaster...Messina
Requested by...Douglas Bertelsen
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.EMAIL douglas.bertelsen@usda.gov