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Spot Forecast for Flower Creek Piles

National Weather Service Missoula MT

710 AM MDT Fri Oct 24 2025



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on October 24. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Warm and dry today with considerable high/mid level

clouds. Rain chances begin this evening around 10pm then quickly

increase with high chances into Saturday. Rain amounts range

0.10-0.30 inch through Saturday evening. Additional showers are

expected Sunday and Monday. 



Winds increase from the south early/mid afternoon today and remain

elevated through Saturday morning then diminish. The general

direction will be from the southwest to southeast through

Saturday. 



Mixing heights look to be around 2000 ft agl this afternoon then 1500

ft agl on Saturday. Transport winds will vary from 10-15 mph. 



.REST OF TODAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. 

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

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....55-60. 

* Min Humidity........39-44 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming south around 6 mph

  with gusts to around 20 mph in the early/mid afternoon. 

* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl increasing to 2000 ft agl by mid 

  afternoon. 

* Mixing Winds........Southwest 10 mph. 

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



.TONIGHT...



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

  Rain overnight. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...80 percent. 

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

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

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

* Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 6-10 mph with gusts to around 25 

  mph. 

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

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

* Precip Amount.......0.05-0.15 inches. 



.SATURDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Cloudy. Rain likely in the morning, then rain 

  in the afternoon. 

* CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...70 percent. 

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....43-48. 

* Min Humidity........71-76 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........South 5-6 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in

  the morning becoming southeast 3-6 mph with gusts 14 mph in the

  afternoon.

* Mixing Height.......500 ft agl increasing to 1500 ft agl in the

  afternoon.

* Mixing Winds........South 10 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.05-0.15 inches. 



$$

Forecaster...Booth

Requested by...Eric Johnson

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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.EMAIL eric.s.johnson@usda.gov