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Spot Forecast for DOG LAKE RX
National Weather Service Missoula MT
558 PM MDT Sun Apr 28 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1800 MDT on April 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...The Northern Rockies will be under a very active
weather pattern for at least the next week. Thursday and Saturday
appear to have the least amount of potential for showers near your
fire location. A cold front will be moving through the area late
tonight into Monday morning causing widespread shower activity as
snow levels lower to around 4000 feet. Snow accumulation appears
to be around an inch by 1200 MDT Monday. Another disturbance is
expected on late Tuesday as snow levels drop to around 3000 feet
Tuesday morning. Gusty southwesterly winds are expected Monday and
Tuesday over your fire location.

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the morning,
  then rain and snow showers likely and slight chance of
  thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent.
* Max Temperature.....41-46.
* Min Humidity........44-49 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-10 mph increasing to 10-15 mph
  with gusts to 27 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl in the
  late morning and afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.04 inches.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow
  showers in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
  evening. Chance of snow showers after midnight.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....15 percent.
* Min Temperature.....27-32.
* Max Humidity........70-75 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in
  the evening then decreasing to 8-13 mph.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl in the
  late evening and overnight.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.02 inches.

.TUESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....40-45.
* Min Humidity........37-42 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 8-13 mph becoming 10-15 mph with
  gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 7500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.02 inches.

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Forecaster...Smith
Requested by...JUSTIN UNDERWOOD
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL justin.underwood@cskt.org