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Spot Forecast for Clear Creek Unit 2

National Weather Service Missoula MT

628 AM MDT Mon Apr 7 2025



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MDT on April 07. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Clouds and southerly winds will be steadily

increasing during the morning as the cold front approaches the

region. Light precipitation is expected to start falling at the

burn site by late morning with the actually frontal passage

occurring by 1200 MDT. Rainfall total will be around a 0.10" by 

late evening. Snow levels will be steadily falling throughout the 

night with the precipitation type changing over to snow by Tuesday

morning. Cool and showery conditions will persist into Wednesday.





.TODAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the morning, 

  then rain in the afternoon. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...40 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....49-54. 

* Min Humidity........54-59 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph becoming south 5-10 mph

  gusts to 20 mph by late morning then shifting to southwest 10-15

  mph gusts to 30 mph by early afternoon. 

* Mixing Height.......2500 ft agl increasing to 3000 ft agl in the 

  afternoon. 

* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.06 inches. 



.TONIGHT...



* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Snow likely 

  overnight. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...50 percent. 

* Min Temperature.....33-38. 

* Max Humidity........80-85 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 5-10 mph gusts to 20 mph. 

* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl. 

* Mixing Winds........Southwest 15 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.08 inches. 



.TUESDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, 

  then rain and snow likely in the afternoon. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...20 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....42-47. 

* Min Humidity........52-57 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 8-10 mph. 

* Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 5000 ft agl in the 

  afternoon. 

* Mixing Winds........West 20 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.04 inches. 



$$

Forecaster...Smith

Requested by...Wade Bache

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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