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Spot Forecast for HOT SPRINGS
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1034 AM MDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 MDT on April 02.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Today, cloudy skies will persist with rain in the
afternoon. West winds will increase, gusting to about 25-30 mph
late this afternoon and early evening. Wind speed will remain
elevated overnight, turning more southerly and decreasing slightly
after midnight. A cold front from the east will transition winds
to north or northeasterly by Thursday afternoon under cloudy
skies with chances for rain/snow.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the
  afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....44-49.
* Min Humidity........49-54 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph becoming west 5-10 mph with
  gusts to around 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.03 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
  evening. Slight chance of snow.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...Less than 10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Min Temperature.....31-36.
* Max Humidity........71-76 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 6-10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in
  the evening decreasing to 15-20 mph after midnight.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.THURSDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning,
  then rain and snow in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent.
* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent.
* Max Temperature.....41-46.
* Min Humidity........55-60 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 6-8 mph shifting to the north or
  northeast around 8-12 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the
  afternoon by about 1500 MDT.

* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 4500 ft agl late in
  the morning.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.04 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Messina
Requested by...RANDY PEAK
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/02/25
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.EMAIL jack.currie@cskt.org