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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT
125 FNUS75 KMSO 142355 FWSMSO 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 .TAG 2418058.0/MSO .DELDT 07/14/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL nws.missoula@noaa.gov