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Spot Forecast for Plant Creek
National Weather Service Missoula MT
555 PM MDT Sun Jul 14 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 MDT on July 14.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Hot and dry conditions will persist over the fire
location for the next several days. Monsoonal moisture will be
moving through the ridge causing partly cloudy conditions, but do
not see any storms impacting the fire. Gusty westerly winds will
occur this evening and redevelop Monday afternoon. The winds are
expected to significantly lighter on Tuesday.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Min Temperature.....58-63.
* Max Humidity........41-46 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........
    Valley........Southwest 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph
                      decreasing to around 5 mph after sunset.
        Ridges........West 15-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph decreasing
                      to 5-10 mph gusts to 15 mph after sunset.
* Mixing Height.......7500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.MONDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Max Temperature.....Valley 84-89 and ridges 74-79.
* Min Humidity........12-17 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........
       Valley.........Southwest around 7 mph increasing 8-12 mph with
                      gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
       Ridges.........West 5-10 mph gusts to 15 mph increasing to 15-20
                      mph gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 9000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Haines Index........4 low.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Min Temperature.....54-59.
* Max Humidity........45-50 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........
        Valley........Southwest 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph
                      becoming variable around 5 mph after sunset.
        Ridges........West 15-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph decreasing
                      to 5-10 mph gusts to 15 mph after sunset.
* Mixing Height.......6000 ft agl decreasing to less than 100 ft
  agl early in the evening.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TUESDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Max Temperature.....Valley 88-93 and ridges 78-83.
* Min Humidity........12-17 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........
        Valley........Variable 2-4 mph becoming terrain driven 5-10 mph
                      in the afternoon.
        Ridges........Variable 4-7 mph becoming northwest 5-10 mph with
                      gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 10000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 5 mph.
* Haines Index........4 low.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Smith
Requested by...Missoula Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/14/24
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.EMAIL nws.missoula@noaa.gov