Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Missoula, MT

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Spot Forecast for Nevada Lake
National Weather Service Missoula MT
725 AM MDT Fri Oct 18 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 MDT on October 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A broad trough will be replaced by very weak high
pressure today. Overnight Friday drier air moves into the region
allowing for RH recoveries just slightly higher than Min RH values
and consequently Saturday will be drier. Winds will also increase
this evening into tomorrow with gusts up to 20 mph, along higher ridges
could gust to 30 mph.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Max Temperature.....44-49.
* Min Humidity........33-38 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 5-7 mph with gusts to 12 mph.
* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl increasing to 4500 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph.
* Haines Index........4 low.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Min Temperature.....25-30.
* Max Humidity........59-64 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 5-6 mph increasing 8-9 mph with gusts
  to 18 mph overnight.
* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl.
* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

.SATURDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy.
* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* LAL.................1.
* Max Temperature.....55-60.
* Min Humidity........41-46 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 10-14 mph with gusts to 22 mph.
* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl increasing to 4000 ft agl late in
  the afternoon.
* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph.
* Haines Index........2 very low.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...BEC
Requested by...Bob Culbreth
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/18/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL bob.culbreth@mt.gov