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FNUS75 KMSO 241350
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Spot Forecast for 536 North
National Weather Service Missoula MT
750 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 MDT on April 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Today will see similar temperatures to Tuesday,
however RHs are expected to trend slightly higher. Breezy
southwest to west winds will develop this afternoon, likely
between 1200 and 1300 MDT. Cool and showery conditions look likely
Friday into Saturday. The chance of a wetting rain during this
timeframe is about 80 percent. The chance of receiving 0.20" of
precipitation or more in this same timeframe is about 40 percent.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy this
  afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....61-66.
* Min Humidity........18-23 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3-5 mph becoming southwest to west
  7-14 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......4500 ft agl increasing to 7000 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph increasing to west 25 mph in
  the afternoon.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

TIME (MDT)      10 AM     1 PM      4 PM
Sky (%).........38        61        75
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0
Chc of ltng (%).0         0         0
Temp............43        58        63
RH..............40        30        20
20 FT wind......SW 8G10   SW 12G20  SW 14G20
Mix hgt (ft)....2000      5500      7000
Transport wind..SW 10     W 20      W 20

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Becoming partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....37-42.
* Max Humidity........62-67 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 9-14 mph shifting to the southwest 8-9
  mph overnight.
* Mixing Height.......5000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in
  the evening.
* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph shifting to the southwest 10 mph
  in the late evening and overnight.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........70        28        10        22
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Chc of ltng (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............62        49        45        43
RH..............22        44        54        60
20 FT wind......W 14G20   SW 12G20  SW 10     S 8
Mix hgt (ft)....6000      500       500       500
Transport wind..W 20      W 15      SW 10     S 10

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....50-55.
* Min Humidity........45-50 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 7-10 mph increasing to 9-10 mph in
  the late morning and afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 4500 ft agl in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........57        62        78        74
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
CWR.............0         0         0         0
Chc of ltng (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............41        43        48        52
RH..............66        61        55        50
20 FT wind......S 9G15    SW 10G15  SW 10G15  W 10G15
Mix hgt (ft)....500       2000      3500      4500
Transport wind..SW 10     W 15      W 15      W 15

$$
Forecaster...JennK
Requested by...Eric Johnson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411736.2/MSO
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL eric.s.johnson@usda.gov