Spot Forecast Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
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Spot Forecast for Virtual Lost Unit 24 RX
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1231 PM MDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Forecast is based on ignition time of 1500 MDT on April 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...A weak ridge of high pressure will continue to be in
place through Wednesday. A surge of moisture will increase cloud
cover by Wednesday afternoon and bring the potential for a few
showers or an isolated thunderstorm. Any precipitation with
showers will be minimal but could cause some locally gusty winds.
This will also help trend RHs slightly higher than on Tuesday.
Winds will transition to southwesterly by afternoon but gust
potential is less than 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny becoming partly cloudy. Slight
chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....60-65.
* Min Humidity........20-25 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Upslope 3-5 mph becoming southwest 5-12 mph
with gusts up to 22 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl increasing to 8500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00-0.03 inches.
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Forecaster...JennK
Requested by...Aaron Knudson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/23/24
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.EMAIL aaron.knudson@usda.gov