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Spot Forecast for Skinny Segal Unit 23
National Weather Service Missoula MT
820 AM MDT Sun Apr 14 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1200 MDT on April 14.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Today will be slightly warmer and drier compared to
Saturday under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Winds will be
light and diurnally driven today.

A cold front passes through on Monday morning leading to cooler
temperatures, slightly higher min Rh, and increased southwest to
west winds. Winds of 15-25 mph will be common on Monday,
especially in the afternoon.

The best precipitation chances will be Tuesday afternoon into
Wednesday morning with the chance of a wetting rain around 35%.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny to partly cloudy (mainly high
  clouds).
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....74-79.
* Min Humidity........16-21 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph becoming southwest 5-7 mph
  late in the afternoon. Occasional gusts to 13 mph.
* Mixing Height.......5000 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........North 5 mph shifting to the west 10 mph in
  the afternoon.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

TIME (MDT)      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........45        38
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0
Chc of ltng (%).0         0
Temp............64        74
RH..............42        23
20 FT wind......N 2G5     SW 6G10
Mix hgt (ft)....2500      5000
Transport wind..N 5       W 5

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....42-47.
* Max Humidity........74-79 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 6-7 mph shifting to the south 5-6 mph in
  the late evening and overnight.
* Mixing Height.......5000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph shifting to the south 10 mph
  overnight.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........7         7         6         39
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Chc of ltng (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............74        62        54        49
RH..............23        44        56        68
20 FT wind......W 7G10    S 6G10    S 5       S 5
Mix hgt (ft)....5000      500       500       500
Transport wind..W 10      W 5       SW 5      S 10

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a few
  sprinkles.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....62-67.
* Min Humidity........26-31 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........South 6-8 mph increasing to southwest 16-18
  mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 6000 ft agl late in
  the morning.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph shifting to the west 20 mph
  late in the afternoon.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........37        51        42        44
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Chc of ltng (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............45        47        58        63
RH..............79        68        41        32
20 FT wind......S 6G10    S 6G10    SW 16G25  SW 18G30
Mix hgt (ft)....500       1500      4000      5500
Transport wind..S 10      SW 10     W 15      W 20

$$
Forecaster...Booth
Requested by...Eric Johnson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/14/24
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.EMAIL eric.s.johnson@usda.gov