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Spot Forecast for Starry Goat Unit T

National Weather Service Missoula MT

512 PM MDT Mon Apr 20 2026



Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on April 21. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Anticipating temperatures being around 3-5 degrees

warmer tomorrow compared to today. The afternoon humidity is

expected drop below 30% between 1500-1700 and bottoming out 

around 27% by 1700 MDT. Humidity will quickly rebound after 1800

MDT. Some high level clouds will be over the area throughout the

morning then after 1500 MDT the clouds will be steadily increasing

and lowering for the remainder of the afternoon into the evening.

The fire area is expected to have south to southwest winds of 5-10

mph around 1600 mph Tuesday afternoon. Confidence is high that the

area will receive a wetting rain by Wednesday afternoon.



.TUESDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy in the

  afternoon. 

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

* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....76-81. 

* Min Humidity........25-30 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph becoming south around 5 mph 

  in the afternoon. 

* Mixing Height.......Increasing to 7000 ft agl in the afternoon. 

* Mixing Winds........Southeast 10 mph. 

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



.TUESDAY NIGHT...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of rain overnight. 

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

* Chance Lightning....Up to 10 percent. 

* Min Temperature.....48-53. 

* Max Humidity........70-75 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 1-3 mph. 

* Mixing Height.......2000 ft agl decreasing to 1000 ft agl in the 

  late evening and overnight. 

* Mixing Winds........West 10 mph. 

* Precip Amount.......0.03 inches. 



.WEDNESDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the morning, 

  then rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the 

  afternoon. 

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

* Chance Lightning....20 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....56-61. 

* Min Humidity........68-73 percent. 

* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-4 mph becoming southwest around 5 

  mph in the afternoon. 

* Mixing Height.......3500 ft agl. 

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

* Precip Amount.......0.34 inches. 



$$

Forecaster...Smith

Requested by...Tyler Bothman

Type of request...PRESCRIBED

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