####018002410#### FNUS75 KMSO 031130 FWSMSO Spot Forecast for Conklin RX National Weather Service Missoula MT 530 AM MDT Fri May 3 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on May 03. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION...A ridge of high pressure will be moving over the region today through Saturday causing a warming and drying conditions. On the south side of the Conklin lake the winds will be out of the northwest today with the strongest winds expected during the late morning through the early afternoon. Winds will be lighter and more variable on the the north side of Conklin lake today. The winds appear to turn to more southeasterly tonight through Saturday. The next around of shower activity appears to move into the fire location Saturday evening. .TODAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....44-49. * Min Humidity........20-25 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 7-12 mph with gusts to 25 mph. * Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 6500 ft agl. * Mixing Winds........North 15 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .TONIGHT... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Min Temperature.....21-26. * Max Humidity........79-84 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........East 5-10 mph shifting to the southeast around 5 mph overnight. * Mixing Height.......4500 ft agl decreasing to 500 ft agl early in the evening. * Mixing Winds........South 10 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. .SATURDAY... * Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. * CWR (> 0.10 Inch)...0 percent. * Chance Lightning....0 percent. * Max Temperature.....53-58. * Min Humidity........18-23 percent. * Wind (20 ft)........Southeast around 5 mph increasing to 5-10 mph with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height.......3000 ft agl increasing to 5500 ft agl late in the morning. * Mixing Winds........South 15 mph. * Precip Amount.......0.00 inches. $$ Forecaster...Smith Requested by...Derek Wittenberg Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413045.0/MSO .DELDT 05/03/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL derek.wittenberg@usda.gov