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Spot Forecast for Galton Unit 12

National Weather Service Missoula MT

647 AM MDT Mon May 4 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 MDT on May 04. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...An easterly gradient is over the region currently,

it will weaken this morning and allow winds to swing east to

southeast throughout the afternoon. This evening the gradient

increases with gusts up to 22 mph overnight, the direction will

mainly be east to northeast. 



Winds slowly abate during the morning Tuesday. 



.REST OF TODAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....63-68. 

* Min Humidity........23-28 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........East 5-10 mph becoming east to southeast 4-7

  mph in the afternoon.

* Mixing Height.......8000 ft agl. 

* Mixing Winds........Northeast 10 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 



.TONIGHT...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 

* Min Temperature.....36-41. 

* Max Humidity........52-57 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........East to southeast 4-7 mph becoming east to northeast

  5-8 mph with gusts to 22 mph late evening.

* Mixing Height.......5500 ft agl decreasing to 1500 ft agl early 

  in the evening. 

* Mixing Winds........East 10 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 



.TUESDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....65-70. 

* Min Humidity........15-20 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........East to northeast 4-8 mph, becoming east in

  the afternoon.

* Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl increasing to 9000 ft agl. 

* Mixing Winds........Northeast 5 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. 



$$

Forecaster...BEC

Requested by...Raymond Flanagan

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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.EMAIL raymond.flanagan@usda.gov