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FNUS75 KMSO 150435
FWSMSO
SPOT FORECAST FOR MERIDIAN FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
1035 PM MDT MON OCT 14 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2214 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE
MARGINAL AT 45-50%. WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN START
SOUTHERLY THEN BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR A RIDGE BREAKDOWN ON WEDNESDAY
BRINGING ELEVATED FIRE WX CONCERNS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW
RHS AND WINDY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. THERE IS A 70%
CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY.
REST OF TONIGHT
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* LAL.................1.
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
* MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
TUESDAY
* SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZE.
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...0 PERCENT.
* LAL.................1.
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
* MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
* WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3-8 MPH INCREASING SOUTHWEST 7-13 MPH
IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
* HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...BOOTH
REQUESTED BY...STEVE WORLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2423976.4/MSO
.DELDT 10/14/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL STEPHEN.WORLEY@USDA.GOV
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