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Spot Forecast for Shingle Fire

National Weather Service Missoula MT

1150 AM MDT Fri May 9 2025



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1114 PDT on May 09. 

If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather

Service.



.DISCUSSION...Winds will generally be lighter during the 

afternoon at the bottom of the fire with more of terrain-driven 

upslope/upvalley component (southeasterly). At night, some gusts 

to 10 mph are possible on the lower section downslope/downvalley 

(west-northwest). Overall: Warm and dry conditions with southerly

general winds. Gustier winds develop during each afternoon. A 

very slight chance for a nearby shower or thunderstorm Saturday 

afternoon producing minimal-to-no accumulation. Variable gusts 

with nearby showers could reach up to 40 mph.



.REST OF TODAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy, mid-high clouds. 

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

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....Top:64-69. Bottom:67-72

* Min Humidity........Top:27-32 percent. Bottom: 22-27 percent.

* Wind (20 ft)........South 6-12 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in

  the afternoon.

* Mixing Height.......Near 6000 ft agl. 

* Mixing Winds........South-southwest 17 mph. 

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



.TONIGHT...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy, mid-high level clouds. 

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

* Chance Lightning....0 percent. 

* Min Temperature.....Top: 52-57. Bottom: 55-60.

* Max Humidity........Top: 33-38 percent. Bottom: 35-40 percent.

* Wind (20 ft)........South-southwest 2-6 mph in the late evening

  becoming variable 2-5 mph overnight.

* Mixing Height.......Decreasing to near 500 ft agl early in the 

  evening. 

* Mixing Winds........South-southwest 10 mph. 

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



.SATURDAY...



* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy, very slight chance of a

  nearby elevated shower or thunderstorm.

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

* Chance Lightning....Less than 10 percent. 

* Max Temperature.....Top: 70-75. Bottom: 74-79

* Min Humidity........Top: 23-28 percent. Bottom: 19-24 percent.

* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 2-5 mph in the morning becoming

  south 6-13 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.

  Variable gusts with nearby showers could reach 40 mph.

* Mixing Height.......Near 500 ft agl in the morning increasing to

  near 7500 ft agl in the afternoon.

* Mixing Winds........Southwest 22 mph. 

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



$$

Forecaster...Parker/Zumpfe

Requested by...IC

Type of request...WILDFIRE

.TAG 2513539.1/MSO

.DELDT 05/09/25

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.EMAIL nicholas.mersinger@usda.gov