562  
FNUS75 KMSO 271446  
FWSMSO  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TINKER BUGS RX UNIT 8  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT  
846 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 27.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
CLOUDS AND SHOWER POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE THROUGH  
THE DAY TODAY, WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION MOST LIKELY BETWEEN  
1600 AND 2200 PDT. TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE STILL TOUGH TO  
PIN DOWN DUE TO SHOWERY NATURE OF PRECIPITATION, BUT A REASONABLE  
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FORECAST IS 0.03" TO 0.18". IF THE BURN TAKES A  
DIRECT HIT FROM A THUNDERSTORM (20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE), THERE  
IS POTENTIAL TO RECEIVE OVER 0.25". WINDS WILL TREND  
NORTHWESTERLY TODAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....25 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.03 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
OVERNIGHT.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...50 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....30 PERCENT.  
* MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.  
* MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
* MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.05-0.15 INCHES.  
   
MONDAY  
 
* SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
* CWR (> 0.10 INCH)...10 PERCENT.  
* CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT.  
* MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.  
* MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.  
* WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND  
5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
* MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.  
* PRECIP AMOUNT.......0.00 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...JENNK  
REQUESTED BY...TYLER MARTIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2511907.0/MSO  
.DELDT 04/27/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TYLER.MARTIN@USDA.GOV  
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