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Spot Forecast for RX Red Rocks
National Weather Service Missoula MT
141 PM MDT Sat Apr 19 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1400 MDT on April 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Wind gusts between 20-25 mph will be common through
the afternoon. Higher gusts 25-30 mph can be expected with the
frontal passage between 1800-2000 MDT. Cloud cover will continue
to increase and lower through the after as the cold front
approaches from the west. The front will also bring showers with
rain amounts expected to be light. A cooler weather system arrives
late Sunday and Monday, that will continue the gusty winds and
snow down to 4000 feet. An active pattern will persist much of
next week, with Thursday likely being the warmest and driest day
of the week.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....52-57.
* Min Humidity........25-30 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West around 9-13 mph with gusts to around
  25 mph.
* Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the
  evening. Chance of snow showers. Chance of rain showers
  overnight.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...10 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Min Temperature.....27-32.
* Max Humidity........79-84 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 5-12 mph. Gusts 25-30 mph early in the
  evening.
* Mixing Height.......1500 ft agl decreasing to 1000 ft agl
  overnight.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.03 inches.

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
  slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...30 percent.
* Chance Lightning....15 percent.
* Max Temperature.....48-53.
* Min Humidity........35-40 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 5-10 mph. Gusts 15-20 mph in the
  afternoon.
* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl in the
  late morning and afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 15 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.06 inches.

$$
Forecaster...Kitsmiller
Requested by...Bess Haugh
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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